2. Definition of Waqf ------ تعريف الوقف
Waqf : retaining a property in انٕلف رحجٛظ
trust forever, and giving its األصم ٔرغجٛم
benefits/ proceeds away in .انًُفؼخ
charity. ،ْٕٔ لشثخ ػظًٛخ
ٔيٍ انًٓى
It is an act of worship that is نهًجزًغ انًغهى
recommended and essential ِأٌ ٚحٛٙ ْز
for the society to promote. .انغُخ
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3. Proof ----------- --------------------- دليله
‘Umar said: “O Messenger of Allah, I ، لبل: ٚب سعٕل هللاػٍ ػًش
acquired wealth from Khaybar that I have إَٙ أصجذ يبالً ثخٛجش نى
never acquired something more precious ٘أصت لط يبالً أَفظ ػُذ
than it. What do you command me to do
:يُّ؛ فًب رأيشَٙ فّٛ؟ لبل
with it?” He said, “If you wish, you can
"إٌ شئذ حجغذ أصهٓب
retain the original property as an
ٔرصذلذ ثٓب، غٛش أَّ ال
endowment, and donate the proceeds, but
ٚجبع أصهٓب ٔال ْٕٚت ٔال
the original should not be sold, given away
)ٕٚسس" (ق
or inherited.” (Ag)
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4. Proof ----------- --------------------- دليله
The Prophet said: “When the son of ٍ ”إرا يبد اث ُّٔػ
Adam dies, all his good deeds cease ٍآدو اَمطغ ػًهّ إال ي
except three: perpetual charity, صالس: صذلخ جبسٚخ
knowledge from which others may
ٍأٔ ػهى ُٚزفغ ثّ ي
benefit after him, and a righteous
ثؼذِ أٔ ٔنذ صبنح
child who will pray for him.” (M)
)ٚذػٕ نّ" (و
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5. Validation - االنعقاد والصحة
Validated by: saying or doing : ٍُٚٚؼمذ ثأحذ أيش
انمٕل أٔ انفؼم انذال
something that customarily
ًٍػهّٛ فٙ انؼشف ك
means it, such as giving general ٌجؼم يغجذاً ٔأر
permission to people to pray in ٙنهُبط فٙ انصالح ف
one’s property. . داسِ إرَب ً ػبيب
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6. Conditions of Waqf Validity- شروط صحة الوقف
1. Purpose must be pleasing to Allah.
. .1 أٌ ٚكٌٕ فٙ ثش
ِ
2. Donor has authority to dispose of his/her
. .2 انٕالف جبئض انزصشف
wealth.
ّ.3 انًٕلٕف يًب ُٚزفغ ث
3. Property is not perishable by use, and would
اَزفبػب ً يغزًشاً يغ ثمبء
continue to exist while people benefit from
. ُّٛػ
it.
.4 رؼٍٛٛ انًٕلٕف؛ فال
4. Property precisely designated, so it doesn’t
". ٙٚصح "ثٛذ يٍ ثٕٛر
work to say, I will put one of my houses in a
trust.
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7. Conditions of Waqf Validity- شروط صحة الوقف
5. If it is for an individual, s/he must be one who can .5 انًٕلٕف ػهّٛ يًٍ ًٚهك
ٗيهكب ً صبثزب ً فال ٚصح ػه
own, so may not be given to the dead or
. ٌيٛذ ٔحٕٛا
animals…etc.
.6 انزُجٛض، فال ٚصح انًؤلذ
6. Effective immediately and not conditional except if
ّٔال انًؼهك، إال ػهٗ يٕر
contingent upon death, because ‘Umar made a will :نًب سٖٔ أثٕ دأد
that if anything were to happen to him, then ّ"أٔصٗ ػًش إٌ حذس ث
Samagh – land he owned – would be given in حذس، فئٌ عًغب ً - أسض
ٍنّ – صذلخ" ٔٚكٌٕ ي
charity,” narrated Abu Dawood. This should be no
صهش انًبل، ألَّ فٙ حكى
more than one-third of the inheritance, because it
.انٕصٛخ
has to be within the will (wasiyyah.)
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8. The Donor’s Conditions - شرط الواقف
It is obligatory to honor the conditions of ٚجت انؼًم ثششط
the one who made the endowment, as انٕالف انز٘ ال
long as it does not go against Sharia, ٚخبنف انششع
because the Prophet said: “The Muslims ًٌٕ : ”انًغه ّنمٕن
are bound by their conditions, except
ػهٗ ششٔطٓى إال
those conditions which make haram as
ً ششطب ً أحم حشايب
halal or halal as haram.”
"ًأٔ حشو حالال
And because „Umar made an endowment
ً ٔلفب ٔلذ ٔلف ػًش
and stipulated certain conditions in it.
.ً ٔششط فّٛ ششطب
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9. The Waqf Manager – الناظر مؤتمن
The person in charge of the ٌٚجت ػهٗ انُبظش أ
waqf shoulders a huge ٚحغٍ رذثٛش ٔإداسح
،انٕلف ألَّ أيبَخ
trust, so he must fear Allah
.فهٛخش هللا فٛٓب
regarding it.
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10. Perpetuity of Waqf - أحكام تأبيد الوقف
Waqfs is infinitely binding, and it is not ال ٚجٕص فغخّ ألَّ يؤثذ
permissible to annul or sell ٔال ٚجبع؛
Unless its benefits cease altogether. In .إال أٌ رزؼطم يُبفؼّ ثبنكهٛخ
this case it is sold and the money ٙفٛجبع ٔٚصشف صًُّ ف
ٗيضهّ؛ ألَّ ألشة إن
should be spent on a similar thing.
.يمصٕد انٕالف
If it is not possible to spend it on
فئٌ رؼزس يضهّ كبيالً؛
something exactly similar, then on
.ّصشف فٙ ثؼط يضه
something close in nature.
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11. Perpetuity of Waqf - أحكام تأبيد الوقف
If it is a masjid, and can no longer be ,ٔإٌ كبٌ يغجذاً, فزؼطم
ًُّفئَّ ٚجبع ٔٚصشف ص
used, then the money should be spent
.فٙ يغجذ آخش
on another mosque.
ٔإرا كبٌ ػهٗ يغجذ ٔلف
If a waqf is set up to benefit a mosque
صاد سٚؼّ ػٍ حبجزّ؛
and produces more than is needed, it ٗصشف انضائذ إن
is spent on another masjid. It is يغجذ آخش؛ ٔرجٕص
permissible to give the excess to the ٗانصذلخ ثبنضائذ ػه
poor as well. .ٍٛانًغبك
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