The ruling on the condition that a house be made an endowment for the buyer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person says, “I am selling you this house on the condition that you make it an endowment,” is this condition valid? And is it analogous to the condition of freeing a slave, in that both are acts of good?
Answer:
The condition is not valid, and the buyer is not obligated to make it an endowment. He is free with his wealth; you cannot compel him. If you want to do good, make it an endowment yourself, my brother. If you want to do good and are eager for good, make it an endowment yourself. And what if you sell it to someone and condition upon him that he make it an endowment? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person says, “I am selling you this house on the condition that you make it an endowment,” is this condition valid? And is it analogous to the condition of freeing a slave, in that both are acts of good?
Answer:
The condition is not valid, and the buyer is not obligated to make it an endowment. He is free with his wealth; you cannot compel him. If you want to do good, make it an endowment yourself, my brother. If you want to do good and are eager for good, make it an endowment yourself. And what if you sell it to someone and condition upon him that he make it an endowment? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/71 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (13:26)
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