and with His words:

“They say, ‘What is in the wombs of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our wives.’” [al-Anʿām: 139]—through to His words: “Indeed, He is All-Wise, All-Knowing.” [al-Anʿām: 139]

And with His words:

“They say, ‘These livestock and crops are forbidden; none may eat of them except those we permit’—so they claim—and there are livestock forbidden for riding.” [al-Anʿām: 138]—through to His words: “for what they used to fabricate.” [al-Anʿām: 138]

At the end of the passage, He says:

“Or were you witnesses when Allah commanded you to do this? Who, then, is more unjust than one who fabricates a lie against Allah to mislead people without knowledge? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.” [al-Anʿām: 144]

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None of these verses provides them with any evidence for invalidating or prohibiting endowments. They merely convey a rebuke for the livestock that the people of the pre-Islamic era forbade themselves, inventing religious laws and observances, fabricating lies against Allah, and following Satan’s footsteps. This has no connection whatsoever with property that a man endows for his children or for any charitable purpose through which he seeks to draw nearer to Allah.

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They likewise supported their position with Ibn ʿAbbās’s report that the Prophet ﷺ said, “There is to be no endowment after Sūrat al-Nisāʾ,” and that he ﷺ said, “No endowment may withhold the shares prescribed by Allah Most High.” They also cited the report from Shurayh, who said, “When Sūrat al-Māʾidah was revealed, Muhammad ﷺ came to release property held in endowment.” Another version reads, “to prohibit endowments.” They also cited the report: “ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yazīd said: