Regarding the gifts presented to the Imam — such as fabrics, turbans, qabas (long coats), Abas (cloaks), shirts, prayer rugs, prayer stones (Mohr), slippers, socks, and skullcaps — he would occasionally take just one item for his own use.
But if there were several of the same item, he would say: "What am I to do with all of these? Give them to people who are in need."
There were also times when it was assumed he had accepted a gift for himself, only for it to later become clear that he had not. In fact, he had intended to personally give that item to a specific person.
Source: Insights into the conduct of Imam Khomeini ; Vol. 1, p. 224
Narrator: Mohammad Hassan Rahimian