The Ruling on Zakah in the Property of a Designated Endowment
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The questioner: Is there zakah in the property of an endowment designated for a specific person, such as when someone bequeaths something after his death and specifies that certain items be distributed from its proceeds, with the remainder going to charitable works? May Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh: We say: If the endowment is real estate, there is no zakah in it; because this endowment is not his complete property, and therefore it is not permissible for the beneficiary to dispose of it by selling or gifting it, nor even by pledging it, and there is no dispute in this. However, the question remains: if the endowment is for a charitable cause and has a large amount of proceeds, is there zakah in its proceeds?
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No, there is no zakah in it because it does not have a specific owner.And among the conditions for the obligation of zakah: That the wealth has a specific owner.
The Shaykh: We say: If the endowment is real estate, there is no zakah in it; because this endowment is not his complete property, and therefore it is not permissible for the beneficiary to dispose of it by selling or gifting it, nor even by pledging it, and there is no dispute in this. However, the question remains: if the endowment is for a charitable cause and has a large amount of proceeds, is there zakah in its proceeds?
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No, there is no zakah in it because it does not have a specific owner.And among the conditions for the obligation of zakah: That the wealth has a specific owner.