Is it valid to endow date palms, with the fruit on them being for the poor and needy?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned among the conditions of an endowment that it must be real estate, and stated that it is not valid in anything else, such as currency, foodstuffs, or fragrant plants. He says: If a person endows date palms, and the fruit on them is for the poor and needy, is this valid, or is it considered charity?
Answer:
No, it is valid to endow the fruit of the date palm until the date palm falls; this is permissible because it is continuous, as the date palm[Ibrahim 14:25], so its benefit continues.
The presenter:
Ah, ah. Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah strengthen it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned among the conditions of an endowment that it must be real estate, and stated that it is not valid in anything else, such as currency, foodstuffs, or fragrant plants. He says: If a person endows date palms, and the fruit on them is for the poor and needy, is this valid, or is it considered charity?
Answer:
No, it is valid to endow the fruit of the date palm until the date palm falls; this is permissible because it is continuous, as the date palm
It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord.
تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَاThe presenter:
Ah, ah. Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah strengthen it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1968 -3022] هل يصح أن يوقف نخلاً والثمر الذي فيه يكون على الفقراء والمساكين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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