The establishment of waqf (endowment) by intention without verbal expression
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Question:
Is it required to announce the intention of waqf, or is it not permissible for him to make wills when he narrates?
Answer:
In this matter, the time of intention is not sufficient; the verbal expression is necessary, the utterance is necessary. As for the time of intention alone, this does not suffice. We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the ruling in this issue is that the intention must be accompanied by an action, as you heard regarding the one who made his land a mosque and a ruin, intention with an action, or intention with a statement. As for intention alone, without an action and without a statement, nothing is established by it.
Is it required to announce the intention of waqf, or is it not permissible for him to make wills when he narrates?
Answer:
In this matter, the time of intention is not sufficient; the verbal expression is necessary, the utterance is necessary. As for the time of intention alone, this does not suffice. We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the ruling in this issue is that the intention must be accompanied by an action, as you heard regarding the one who made his land a mosque and a ruin, intention with an action, or intention with a statement. As for intention alone, without an action and without a statement, nothing is established by it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/101 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:14:33)
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