Al-Waqf (Endowments)

INTENSITY MARKERS:
[M] = Fard / Wajib (Obligatory — must do) | [1] = Sunnah Mu'akkadah / Highly Recommended | [2] = Sunnah / Recommended | [3] = Mustahab / Virtuous / Commendable | [H] = Haram (Forbidden — must not do) | [h] = Makruh (Discouraged — should not do) | [P] = Mubah (Permissible — neutral)

✅ What to Do

[1]Establish a waqf — ongoing charity that continues after death. (Muslim 1631)

[2]Designate the beneficiaries clearly: family, poor, mosque, school, etc.

[2]Make the waqf permanent and irrevocable — the capital is preserved, benefits are distributed.

[2]Appoint a trustworthy administrator (mutawalli) for the waqf.

[2]'Umar RA established the first known waqf — a date grove whose produce was given in charity. (Bukhari 2737)

🚫 What Not to Do

What to Do ↑ As You Wish ↓

[h]Sell, gift, or inherit a waqf property — it is permanently in Allah's cause.

[h]Divert waqf income to yourself or for unauthorized purposes.

[h]Neglect the maintenance of waqf property.

⭐ As You Wish

What to Do ↑ What Not to Do ↑

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