´It was narrated that 'Ubadah bin Al-Samit said:` "On the day of Hunain the Messenger of Allah took a hair from the side of a camel and said: 'O you people, it is not permissible for me to take even the equivalent of this from the Fay' that Allah has bestowed upon you, except the Khumus, and the Khumus will come back to you." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: Abu Sallam's name is Mamtur and he is Ethiopian, and Abu Umamah's name is Sudai bin 'Ajlan.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
English translation:
“It is returned to you” — because this khums is in fact collected into the Bayt al-Mal (public treasury), and from there this wealth is spent on the welfare and benefit of the Muslims. From these words, the Imam (rahimahullah) has deduced that khums is not the exclusive right of the Ahl al-Bayt, rather it is collected into the Bayt al-Mal. From there, it will be spent as needed on the Ahl al-Bayt as well as on the rest of the general public. And this deduction is correct, and this is the correct position. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4143