Guaranteeing a waqf book that has been partially torn
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man endowed a book in his office, yes, and I read in it and some of its paper tore, is it permissible for me to replace it with another one that is better and make the first book a waqf?
Answer:
No. If you were the one who tore it by overstepping, you are the one responsible for its preservation. In that case, you must guarantee it by buying another book as a replacement, because you are the one who damaged or tore it. Or, if it can be repaired, they repair the defects as well, and they pay the fee. The important thing is that you restore it to its original state. However, if it was affected by use without any overstepping, he owes nothing, so you leave it in its current condition.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man endowed a book in his office, yes, and I read in it and some of its paper tore, is it permissible for me to replace it with another one that is better and make the first book a waqf?
Answer:
No. If you were the one who tore it by overstepping, you are the one responsible for its preservation. In that case, you must guarantee it by buying another book as a replacement, because you are the one who damaged or tore it. Or, if it can be repaired, they repair the defects as well, and they pay the fee. The important thing is that you restore it to its original state. However, if it was affected by use without any overstepping, he owes nothing, so you leave it in its current condition.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/101 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:09:46)
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