The Ruling on Endowing Wealth for Oneself and One’s Descendants and Naming the Endowment a Descendant Endowment

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is well known that waqf (an endowment) is among the noble deeds. Is it permissible for a man to endow his wealth for himself or for his family and descendants? And is naming the endowment a “descendant endowment” (waqf dhuri) a correct designation?

Answer:
Yes, it is permissible for a person to endow his wealth for himself while he is alive so that he does not sell it. It is also permissible to endow it for his descendants without specifying particular individuals, such as the needy among his descendants, or for his descendants in general without specification and without excluding the women. Rather, all of his descendants, both males and females, benefit from the endowment, and there is no harm in that. Yes. And naming the endowment a “descendant endowment” (waqf dhuri)—this is easy. The issue of naming it “dhuri” means attributing it to the descendants. It is not “dhuri” in the sense of bombs, nuclear bombs. No, “dhuri” means attributing it to the descendants. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you