Book of Endowments
An endowment (waqf) is effected in one of two ways:
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By an actual deed accompanied by an indicator that shows the donor’s intent—such as building1 a structure in the form of a mosque and giving the public general permission to pray in it, or designating one’s land as a cemetery and giving the public general permission to bury there.
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By a verbal declaration2, which may be either explicit or implicit.
• The explicit formulas are: “I have endowed,” “I have set aside,” and “I have dedicated.”
• The implicit formulas are: “I have given it in charity,” “I have made it inviolable,” and “I have made it perpetual.” An implicit formula requires the intention of creating a waqf unless the donor specifies, “for such-and-such tribe” or “for such-and-such group.”
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The conditions for a valid waqf are seven:
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The donor must be an owner with legal capacity, or someone3 authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
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The property endowed must be a tangible item that may lawfully be sold and from which a permitted benefit4 can be derived while