If a man says: I have endowed, is he permitted to retract what he said?
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Question:
If a man says, "I have endowed," or performs an act indicating an endowment, is he permitted to retract what he has endowed after that?
Answer:
If the endowment is to take effect after death, he may retract it. However, if it is immediate, he may not retract his statement, "I have endowed it as a public benefit," if it is immediate. But if he says, "This will be an endowment after my death," it takes the ruling of a bequest, and he may retract it. Yes.
If a man says, "I have endowed," or performs an act indicating an endowment, is he permitted to retract what he has endowed after that?
Answer:
If the endowment is to take effect after death, he may retract it. However, if it is immediate, he may not retract his statement, "I have endowed it as a public benefit," if it is immediate. But if he says, "This will be an endowment after my death," it takes the ruling of a bequest, and he may retract it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1977 -3022] إذا قال رجلٌ: أوقفت، فهل له أن يرجع عما قال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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