How is the trusteeship of a charitable endowment, disputed between the heirs of the deceased trustee and beneficiaries of equal kinship, carried out?
A waqf is neither inherited nor does its ownership transfer to heirs. The supervisor (nazir) of the waqf is appointed by the endower (waqif), according to their stipulation. If the endower does not designate a supervisor, or if the designated supervisor dies, then the supervision falls to the judge in the court, because "the supervision of the waqf belongs to whoever the endower stipulated for it, whether from among themselves or others... otherwise, it belongs to the ruler (judge)." The questioner is advised that matters of inheritance are serious and complex, and a mere is insufficient. Rather, they must be brought before the Sharia courts for investigation and consideration.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/82385
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 82385
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy