May 4. On this date in 1992, the Universal House of Justice wrote the Trustee of Huqúqu’lláh, the Hand of the Cause of God ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá a question "whether the property on which a person is obliged to compute his Huqúqu’lláh is all that he possesses at the date on which the Law becomes applicable to him, or only on such property as he amasses subsequent to that date. Our conclusion is that the property which is assessable to Huqúqu’lláh is all that a person possesses on the date that the Law becomes applicable to him."

 

May 4. On this date in 1992, the Universal House of Justice wrote the Trustee of Huqúqu’lláh, the Hand of the Cause of God ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá a question "whether the property on which a person is obliged to compute his Huqúqu’lláh is all that he possesses at the date on which the Law becomes applicable to him, or only on such property as he amasses subsequent to that date. Our conclusion is that the property which is assessable to Huqúqu’lláh is all that a person possesses on the date that the Law becomes applicable to him."

70. "The question is whether the property on which a person is obliged to…"

The question is whether the property on which a person is obliged to compute his Huqúqu’lláh is all that he possesses at the date on which the Law becomes applicable to him, or only on such property as he amasses subsequent to that date.

Our conclusion is that the property which is assessable to Huqúqu’lláh is all that a person possesses on the date that the Law becomes applicable to him. This does not mean, of course, that he must immediately pay the Huqúqu’lláh that is due, since to do so might require him to dispose of many of his belongings and place him in a very difficult situation. But the principle of computation is clear, and the Huqúqu’lláh due should ultimately be paid.

(4 May 1992, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Trustee of Huqúqu’lláh, the Hand of the Cause of God ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá)