Conditions for the Validity of an Endowment
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Question:
He says: What is the best thing, O Shaykh, in an endowment? And is everything valid for an endowment, even if it is simple?
Answer:
It is necessary that the endowed item remains in existence while its benefit is taken; its existence must continue while its benefit is taken. As for a thing whose benefit does not continue, it cannot be endowed. An endowment is holding back the principal and making the benefit available. It is required that there be a continuous benefit in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: What is the best thing, O Shaykh, in an endowment? And is everything valid for an endowment, even if it is simple?
Answer:
It is necessary that the endowed item remains in existence while its benefit is taken; its existence must continue while its benefit is taken. As for a thing whose benefit does not continue, it cannot be endowed. An endowment is holding back the principal and making the benefit available. It is required that there be a continuous benefit in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/057 — archive.org (10:23)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.