The ruling on endowing (waqf) that which cannot be benefited from except by being destroyed
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on endowing (waqf) that which cannot be benefited from except by being destroyed?
Answer:
This is not called a waqf; it is called food charity. That is, leaving food, whether dates or cooked food, or even uncooked food, to be given to a poor person or a needy person or a traveler. This is not called a waqf; it is called charity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on endowing (waqf) that which cannot be benefited from except by being destroyed?
Answer:
This is not called a waqf; it is called food charity. That is, leaving food, whether dates or cooked food, or even uncooked food, to be given to a poor person or a needy person or a traveler. This is not called a waqf; it is called charity. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الوقف — islamhouse.com (49:50)
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