Endowed Books
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Fatwa No. ( 4748 )
Q: What is the ruling on the following: 1 - He gave his two sons two cars during his lifetime, and the registration of the cars is in his name. Do the two cars belong to them after his death, excluding the other heirs, or do they belong to all the heirs? If they belong to them, please advise: should a car be bought for the second son in place of his car? This is because their father was involved in an accident with the second son's car, and his car is extremely damaged and only fit for scrapping. 2 - The furniture of the living room, dining room, and his bedroom: should its value be assessed and the rights of the minors taken from it? 3 - His clothes and personal items: is it permissible to give them in charity, or should their value be assessed and the rights of the minors taken from it? 4 - He has a library containing two types of books : one type is endowed (waqf), and the other type he purchased. His wife says that he used to say during his lifetime: "I will leave these books to the children," and sometimes she says that he would say: "Do not sell these books." Does this count as a bequest? 5 - If the answer to the fourth question is negative, how should I deal with the two types?
A: The two cars in the name of the deceased, along with the furniture and clothes, all of this
is the estate of the deceased father. Its value is assessed, and the rights of the minors are taken from it. As for the books, whatever is a fixed endowment (waqf) is not permissible to sell, while what is not an endowment is like the rest of the estate. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: What is the ruling on the following: 1 - He gave his two sons two cars during his lifetime, and the registration of the cars is in his name. Do the two cars belong to them after his death, excluding the other heirs, or do they belong to all the heirs? If they belong to them, please advise: should a car be bought for the second son in place of his car? This is because their father was involved in an accident with the second son's car, and his car is extremely damaged and only fit for scrapping. 2 - The furniture of the living room, dining room, and his bedroom: should its value be assessed and the rights of the minors taken from it? 3 - His clothes and personal items: is it permissible to give them in charity, or should their value be assessed and the rights of the minors taken from it? 4 - He has a library containing two types of books : one type is endowed (waqf), and the other type he purchased. His wife says that he used to say during his lifetime: "I will leave these books to the children," and sometimes she says that he would say: "Do not sell these books." Does this count as a bequest? 5 - If the answer to the fourth question is negative, how should I deal with the two types?
A: The two cars in the name of the deceased, along with the furniture and clothes, all of this
is the estate of the deceased father. Its value is assessed, and the rights of the minors are taken from it. As for the books, whatever is a fixed endowment (waqf) is not permissible to sell, while what is not an endowment is like the rest of the estate. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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