What is the ruling on a waqf (endowment) if its benefits become obsolete, such as a mill, a water skin, or other items of little value? What should a person do with them once their benefits have ceased?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on a waqf (endowment) if its benefits become obsolete, such as a mill, a water skin, or other items of little value? What should a person do with them now that their benefits have ceased?
The Shaykh : If the benefits of a waqf (endowment) become obsolete, as in the examples mentioned by the questioner—a mill, a pot, a water skin, or a jar—these were endowments that people used in the past. You would find a man endowing a mill to grind grain with, but now it is obsolete. The same applies to a water skin and other things whose benefits have ceased. In this case, we say that the item is sold, and its price is spent on the interests of the Muslims, and the best place to spend it is in mosques. Yes.
The Shaykh : If the benefits of a waqf (endowment) become obsolete, as in the examples mentioned by the questioner—a mill, a pot, a water skin, or a jar—these were endowments that people used in the past. You would find a man endowing a mill to grind grain with, but now it is obsolete. The same applies to a water skin and other things whose benefits have ceased. In this case, we say that the item is sold, and its price is spent on the interests of the Muslims, and the best place to spend it is in mosques. Yes.