The Ruling on Selling Neglected Endowed Land
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Question:
This questioner says, may Allah reward you with good: If there is land that has been endowed for the sake of Allah, but it is land from which no benefit has been derived, is it permissible for me to sell it and spend the proceeds in the path of Allah?
Answer:
If it is endowed land that has become neglected, you must refer the matter to the court. The court examines the case, because endowments are under the jurisdiction of the courts regarding the disposal of their sale. If the land is neglected and remains so, the matter is brought before the court to determine that it is neglected so that it may be sold and its proceeds spent on what is more beneficial than it. If it is land endowed for the poor, and it has become vacant, it is sold for its price to purchase a shop, a small house, or date palms, and the proceeds are spent on what is vacant for the poor. Likewise, one does not sell it on his own until he refers to the court; that is, he announces it, raises the market price for it, and informs the people that it is for sale, in cooperation with the court. If the court approves the sale, the sale is preferred. Yes. Then the price is spent on what is more beneficial than it, under the supervision of the court. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says, may Allah reward you with good: If there is land that has been endowed for the sake of Allah, but it is land from which no benefit has been derived, is it permissible for me to sell it and spend the proceeds in the path of Allah?
Answer:
If it is endowed land that has become neglected, you must refer the matter to the court. The court examines the case, because endowments are under the jurisdiction of the courts regarding the disposal of their sale. If the land is neglected and remains so, the matter is brought before the court to determine that it is neglected so that it may be sold and its proceeds spent on what is more beneficial than it. If it is land endowed for the poor, and it has become vacant, it is sold for its price to purchase a shop, a small house, or date palms, and the proceeds are spent on what is vacant for the poor. Likewise, one does not sell it on his own until he refers to the court; that is, he announces it, raises the market price for it, and informs the people that it is for sale, in cooperation with the court. If the court approves the sale, the sale is preferred. Yes. Then the price is spent on what is more beneficial than it, under the supervision of the court. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 12 — archive.org (12:18)
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