What is the ruling in Islam regarding one who received a sum from the liquidation of family endowments that were previously distributed pursuant to a law issued years ago?
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The Shaykh : Here, a questioner asks: What is the ruling in Islam regarding one who received a sum from the liquidation of family endowments that were previously distributed pursuant to a law issued years ago?
The answer to such a question, within the limits of the text of the question, cannot be given definitively. He asks, "What is the ruling in Islam?" In theoretical matters of independent legal reasoning, we cannot say "the ruling in Islam is such and such" unless there is an explicit text from the Book and the Sunnah regarding that matter. As is clear, there is no explicit text in the Book or the Sunnah regarding this matter. Therefore, the answer is that we see—and we do not say this is the ruling in Islam—that the person who was given a share of the endowment funds, and these endowments related to the family endowment, we say that if this person is poor, he takes it, and at the same time he is cautious, because he does not take what he takes as if it is entirely his right. This is because it is related to the lineage of the person, which will continue to produce descendants for as many years as Allah wills. So, he and those who shared in taking it have taken the right of those who will come after them. As for if he is rich, it is not permissible for him to take it, and he should be scrupulous about receiving it, and let someone else take it, and let him save himself from taking the money of others. This is what appears to me in answering that question.
The answer to such a question, within the limits of the text of the question, cannot be given definitively. He asks, "What is the ruling in Islam?" In theoretical matters of independent legal reasoning, we cannot say "the ruling in Islam is such and such" unless there is an explicit text from the Book and the Sunnah regarding that matter. As is clear, there is no explicit text in the Book or the Sunnah regarding this matter. Therefore, the answer is that we see—and we do not say this is the ruling in Islam—that the person who was given a share of the endowment funds, and these endowments related to the family endowment, we say that if this person is poor, he takes it, and at the same time he is cautious, because he does not take what he takes as if it is entirely his right. This is because it is related to the lineage of the person, which will continue to produce descendants for as many years as Allah wills. So, he and those who shared in taking it have taken the right of those who will come after them. As for if he is rich, it is not permissible for him to take it, and he should be scrupulous about receiving it, and let someone else take it, and let him save himself from taking the money of others. This is what appears to me in answering that question.