Retracting a completed endowment
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Q: My Lord granted me a piece of land from the allocations for low-income individuals, and I intended to make it an endowment (waqf) for my mother. I constantly said that it had come out of my possession for her, and I wish that when my Lord grants me the means, I will build a mosque and a ribat on it in my mother's name. I know that I am unable to do so, but I hope for it. Now, my financial situation has become tight, and I have considered selling it in order to get married, as I need to do so because I have contracted a marriage with a woman but have not been able to marry her yet. Is it permissible for me to sell that land after this intention? May Allah reward you for your kindness.
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A: The land about which the questioner is asking has been endowed by its owner as a completed endowment (waqf munjaz), so it is not permissible for him to retract it; because the owner of a completed endowment does not have the right to retract it.
May Allah reward you for responding to the needs and questions of Muslims. May Allah preserve and protect you.
A: The land about which the questioner is asking has been endowed by its owner as a completed endowment (waqf munjaz), so it is not permissible for him to retract it; because the owner of a completed endowment does not have the right to retract it.
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