The Ruling on a Student of Knowledge Taking from Endowments
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Question:
May Allah guide you. It is narrated that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah used to take from endowments, meaning so that he would not be occupied with work and would seek knowledge, meaning he would devote all his time to it.
Answer:
This has not reached us, but if the endowments are for charitable works, it is permissible to give from them to poor students of knowledge. If they are for charitable works, the poor are given from them, whether they are students of knowledge or not.
May Allah guide you. It is narrated that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah used to take from endowments, meaning so that he would not be occupied with work and would seek knowledge, meaning he would devote all his time to it.
Answer:
This has not reached us, but if the endowments are for charitable works, it is permissible to give from them to poor students of knowledge. If they are for charitable works, the poor are given from them, whether they are students of knowledge or not.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب القناعة والعَفاف والاقتصاد في المعيشة : الأحاديث : [ 529 - 531 ] — islamhouse.com (4:41)
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