Spending the income of a waqf (endowment) for the needy among the sons in building a mosque
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person established a waqf that generates income and stated that it is for the needy.
The Shaykh:
Yes. This is different from what the ministry spends. What the ministry spends on furnishings or carpets, the ministry takes that. If there is a surplus beyond its own needs, the ministry takes it and spends it on other matters. Our discussion is about a waqf established by an individual; this is the point.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person established a waqf that generates income and stated that it is for the needy among my sons, and after them, it is for other righteous deeds. The sons saw that they should use the waqf for building a mosque. So, what did they intend? A person established a waqf that generates income and stated that it is for the needy among my sons.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
For other righteous deeds. The sons saw that they should use the waqf for building a mosque. Is their action correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct, it is not correct. He says to them: If they say, "We do not want it; we are self-sufficient," it is spent on those who come after. If he said "for righteous deeds," it is spent on righteous deeds, such as charity for the needy. The mosque is a one-time thing; once they build the mosque, it is done. But if they rent it out and collect rent for how many years, and spend it on the needy, and its benefit continues, then they have no right to contradict the reality of the deed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person established a waqf that generates income and stated that it is for the needy.
The Shaykh:
Yes. This is different from what the ministry spends. What the ministry spends on furnishings or carpets, the ministry takes that. If there is a surplus beyond its own needs, the ministry takes it and spends it on other matters. Our discussion is about a waqf established by an individual; this is the point.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person established a waqf that generates income and stated that it is for the needy among my sons, and after them, it is for other righteous deeds. The sons saw that they should use the waqf for building a mosque. So, what did they intend? A person established a waqf that generates income and stated that it is for the needy among my sons.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
For other righteous deeds. The sons saw that they should use the waqf for building a mosque. Is their action correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct, it is not correct. He says to them: If they say, "We do not want it; we are self-sufficient," it is spent on those who come after. If he said "for righteous deeds," it is spent on righteous deeds, such as charity for the needy. The mosque is a one-time thing; once they build the mosque, it is done. But if they rent it out and collect rent for how many years, and spend it on the needy, and its benefit continues, then they have no right to contradict the reality of the deed. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [61] — alfawzan.live (1:02:50)
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