The ruling on purchasing a book marked as waqf (an endowment)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I find a book for sale that has "waqf (endowment) for Allah the Exalted" written on it, is it permissible for me to buy it?
Answer:
If it is written on it that it is waqf for Allah, it is not permissible to sell it or buy it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I find a book for sale that has "waqf (endowment) for Allah the Exalted" written on it, is it permissible for me to buy it?
Answer:
If it is written on it that it is waqf for Allah, it is not permissible to sell it or buy it. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: في الجعالة — islamhouse.com (42:18)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.