The Difference Between Waqf and Bequest
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Question:
May Allah reward you. 'Abd al-Mun'im from Jeddah asks: What is the difference between waqf (an endowment) and wasiyyah (a bequest)?
Answer:
Waqf is holding the principal and making the benefit available. It occurs during one's lifetime, and the waqf remains in effect during life and after death. A bequest is made after death. The word wasiyyah comes from the root meaning "to connect," so it connects what comes after death to what came before death.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
May Allah reward you. 'Abd al-Mun'im from Jeddah asks: What is the difference between waqf (an endowment) and wasiyyah (a bequest)?
Answer:
Waqf is holding the principal and making the benefit available. It occurs during one's lifetime, and the waqf remains in effect during life and after death. A bequest is made after death. The word wasiyyah comes from the root meaning "to connect," so it connects what comes after death to what came before death.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (193) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-11-08] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (12:01)
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