Is it permissible for the Waqf supervisor to appoint an accountant and a legal counsel?
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The supervisor of the endowment is permitted to appoint the employees needed to preserve the endowment and organize its affairs, in a manner that achieves the benefit and intended purpose of the endowment. His function is to preserve the endowment, develop it, collect its revenue, strive to increase it, and disburse it according to its designated uses. He has the authority to take charge of it and make decisions regarding its functions, thus appointing those who will carry out its duties.
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