Sheep Grazing On Waqf Land

· 28 Jumada II 1444 AH1 min readEnglish
Waqf

Question

A brother has purchased a piece of land and donated a section of the land as waqf. He has a few sheep grazing on the waqf land, is this allowed?

Answer

If the donor had stipulated this when making the Waqf then it is allowed otherwise it is not.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(يجب) وظاهر الآية أنه فرض نهر ج ٦ ٥ جاز للواقف أن يشترط إنتفاعه من وقفه و توليته لنفسه و لا يحل ذلك إلا بالشرط تنقيح

الفتاوى الحامدية ج١ ص ١١٣

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