He was asked:

A man leased plots of endowed land and planted trees on them, which bore fruit. Once the lease term had elapsed, the trustees of the endowment wished to uproot the trees. Are they entitled to do so, or are they entitled to the fair rental value? Will the ruler be rewarded for assisting him?

He replied:

Those responsible for the land are not entitled to uproot the trees. Rather, they may demand the fair rental value, acquire the trees at their assessed value, or compensate for their loss in value if they are uprooted. As long as the trees remain, their owner must pay the fair rental value. The ruler must prevent the wrongdoer from committing injustice. Allah knows best.

He was also asked—may Allah have mercy on him:

A man has served for several years as the imam and preacher of a mosque and as the administrator of its endowment, by decree of the ruler. He is entitled to remuneration by virtue of his lawful appointment. May the trustees of another endowment take control of this endowment or administer it without this administrator, spend the mosque’s funds on purposes other than those designated for them, or withhold the remuneration allocated to him for these duties? Even supposing that this endowment had been registered with their administrative office for some time, and then