مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٣٨٦ - USE OF KHUMS

sayyid who takes liquor or does not offer his prayers or commits sins openly although giving of Khums may not assist him in committing sins.
١٨٤٨. If B person says that he is a sayyid Khums should be given to him only when two just (Aadil) persons confirm that he is a sayyid or if he is so well knownamong the people. (as sayyid) one should become sure and satisfied about his being a sayyid.
١٨٤٩. Khums can be given to a person who is Known as sayyid in his home city, although one may not be certain or satisfied about his being a sayyid.
١٨٥٠. If the wife of a person is a sayyidah, he should not, on the basis of obligatory precaution, give Khums to her, so that she may meet her own expenses with it.However, if it is obligatory for the woman to meet the expenses of others, and she cannot meet them, it is permissible for the husband to give Khums to her, so that she maymeet their expenses, and the position is the same if Khums is given to her so that she may use it on her nonobligatory expenses (that is, she should not be given Khums forthis purpose).
١٨٥١. If it is obligatory on a person to meet the expenses of a sayyid or a sayyidah, who is not his wife, he cannot, on the basis of obligatory precaution, givehim/her food, dress and other obligatory subsistence out of Khums However, there is no harm if he gives him/her a part of Khums to meet expenses other than obligatorysubsistence.
١٨٥٢. If it is obligatory on a person to maintain an indigent sayyid. but he cannot meet his expenses, or can meet them but does not want to do so. Khums can begiven to that sayyid
١٨٥٣. The obligatory precaution is that a needy sayyid may not be given Khums in excess of his expenses for a year.
١٨٥٤. If there is no deserving sayyid in the hometown of a person and he is certain, or satisfied that no such person is available in future also. or if it is notpossible to look after