Perpetual waqf of immovable property, charitable
Land or buildings dedicated in perpetuity to a charitable purpose. The paradigm case, and the one every school addresses directly.
Nothing here is final yet
A waqf is settled only when a scholar independent of us has checked it and signed, and the paperwork proving ownership has been examined. Neither has happened for anything on this site. The rulings here were drafted by our internal scholars, and none is a fatwa addressed to you. See what they rest on.
The scholar’s ruling behind this
Permitted. This Operator may offer the perpetual dedication of land or buildings to a charitable purpose.
This is the paradigm case of waqf. It rests on the dedication of Umar ibn al-Khattab's land at Khaybar, recorded in Bukhari and in Muslim, where the corpus was withheld and its produce given away. Every school addresses this form directly and none refuses it. No divergence arises here that would need to be disclosed to a Waqif.
What we check
This condition is recorded, not enforced
The ruling sets a condition and the platform records it. It does not yet test whether a waqf made under this form meets it, so seeing the form on offer does not mean the condition has been met. Until that test exists the obligation sits with whoever administers the waqf, which is where the ruling puts it in any case.
No condition is bound to this adoption, so the platform records this ruling and enforces no part of it beyond what the form's own definition already requires.
What this was based on
| Kind | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classical position | Agreed position of the four schools on dedication of immovable property | Affirmed |
| Standard | AAOIFI Shariah Standard on Waqf | Affirmed |
A source counts as confirmed once a named scholar has opened the book or standard and put their name to it saying this. It is affirmed where there is no document to open and a named scholar attests on their own authority that the position is correctly stated. Until one of those happens it is a citation rather than a confirmation, and it is marked not yet confirmed.
Draft a waqf in this form
The Draft a waqf page asks eleven questions and writes the answers into the Operator’s register as a draft. Nothing is signed or given there: the waqf takes effect when its deed says, and is funded when the property is handed over.