The Ruling on Selling Vacant Endowed Land
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, he says: I have agricultural land that I inherited from my father. Part of it is an endowment (waqf), but it has been left unused for a long time. Is it permissible for me to sell the entire plot with the intention of transferring the endowment to another endowment that is more beneficial, away from agriculture?
Answer:
This is a matter for the Sharia court to review. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Your Excellency the Shaykh, he says: I have agricultural land that I inherited from my father. Part of it is an endowment (waqf), but it has been left unused for a long time. Is it permissible for me to sell the entire plot with the intention of transferring the endowment to another endowment that is more beneficial, away from agriculture?
Answer:
This is a matter for the Sharia court to review. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7509 — youtube.com (11:47)
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