The Ruling on Bequeathing a Family Endowment
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is bequeathing a family endowment permissible? Because the beneficiaries of the endowment may be heirs?
The Shaykh:
A point, what?
The questioner:
The family endowment.
The Shaykh:
The family endowment? If he says, "To the poor of my descendants" or "To the poor among the relatives," no. If he specifies them as poor, there is no harm; in fact, they are more deserving. Their needy relatives are more deserving. But he must not designate a specific one of them, or specific relatives, such as so-and-so, Muhammad, or Ali, to the exclusion of others. However, if he says, "To the poor," and does not designate anyone, that is permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is bequeathing a family endowment permissible? Because the beneficiaries of the endowment may be heirs?
The Shaykh:
A point, what?
The questioner:
The family endowment.
The Shaykh:
The family endowment? If he says, "To the poor of my descendants" or "To the poor among the relatives," no. If he specifies them as poor, there is no harm; in fact, they are more deserving. Their needy relatives are more deserving. But he must not designate a specific one of them, or specific relatives, such as so-and-so, Muhammad, or Ali, to the exclusion of others. However, if he says, "To the poor," and does not designate anyone, that is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 118 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/أحاديث في النكاح/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:54)
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