Ruling on transferring a waqf (endowment) if it collapses and becomes unfit for habitation

Question: My mother has a house that is a waqf (endowment). A long time has passed since this house was established, and it has become unfit for habitation. I would like to transfer the waqf, sell the house, and place its price in a mosque, a charitable association, or any other path of doing good. Is that permissible for me?

Answer: You have no authority to dispose of the waqf or transfer it to something other than what the one who established it specified. If its benefits cease, it is permissible to transfer it to its equivalent, or to something that takes its place; such as land, a shop, or palm trees, so that its proceeds are spent in the manner of the aforementioned house, provided that this is done through the court in the country where the waqf is located.