Endowments and Waqf
81 questions
Is it permissible for sons or grandsons to appropriate a portion of Waqf land for residential purposes without paying rent, in accordance with the endower's conditions which stipulate that the endowment is for his progeny and descendants, with the exclusion of daughters' daughters?
Is it permissible to place the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yamin) in a charitable endowment (waqf khayri) affiliated with a society, with the intention of it being an expiation, especially when one does not know the needy or doubts whether they are truly needy?
Is it permissible to sell a share of a house that the father bequeathed as an endowment for the sake of Allah, and donate its price on his behalf?
Is it permissible for a father to differentiate between his children in lending and not achieve financial justice among them?
Is it permissible to open an account for Zakat funds in an Islamic bank for a Quran memorization school that is intended to be built? Is it permissible to start collecting Zakat for it now? What is the ruling on collected Zakat funds if they are not used for a full year due to the delay in opening the school? Is Zakat obligatory on them?
Is it permissible to lend or dispose of books found in mosque libraries, and who has the right to use them?
Is it permissible to sell the first mosque after finding another mosque that is better and has a better location?
Is zakat obligatory on money deposited with an institution supporting youth marriage, which benefactors have endowed for this purpose?
Is zakat obligatory on money endowed for the poor and needy?