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Waqf (Charitable Endowment)

The dedication of property's usufruct in perpetuity to a charitable or family purpose, the principal being inalienable.

The dedication of property's usufruct in perpetuity to a charitable or family purpose, the principal being inalienable.

Key passages(5)

Tahdhib Asma · al-Nawawi

Very high

Dhakhira · al-Qarafi

Very high

Mukhtalaf Shica · al-'Allama al-Hilli

High

Cuyun Masail · Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi

Moderate

Mughni · Ibn Qudama

Moderate