Explanation of the author's statement: "And looking into the endowments of his work so that he may act in accordance with their conditions"

The Shaykh : The fifth point is "looking into the endowments of his work so that he may act in accordance with their conditions". "Looking into the endendowments of his work" refers to the plural of waqf (endowment). A waqf is property whose principal is held in trust and whose produce is made available for public benefit. For example, if a man says, "I have endowed this house for the poor," its principal is now held in trust and cannot be sold, while its produce is made available for the poor to dispose of as they wish once they possess it. Do you understand? Good. As for his statement "the endowments of his work," by "the work of the judge" is meant the place where his jurisdiction lies. Let us suppose he is a judge in the city; then his work is the city, which is the location of his jurisdiction. So he looks into the endowments of the city to act in accordance with their conditions, whether these endowments are specific or general. A specific endowment is one where someone says, "This is an endowment for my descendants, and the supervisor is so-and-so. The supervisor is so-and-so, and after him, the judge." If the first supervisor dies, the supervision passes to the judge. This is a general endowment, not a specific one. He said, "An endowment for my children" is specific. A general endowment is like saying, "This is an endowment for the mosques." This is an endowment for the mosques, so the supervisor is the judge. The supervisor is the judge.