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1. Waqf: Giving & Growth

2. Terms
Endowment
A form of charity in Islam
for the cause of Allah
Endower
The one who provides and
gives income or property
Awqaf
The plural term of Al Waqf,
religious endowment
‫الوقف‬ (Al-Waqf) ‫االوقاف‬
‫الواقف‬ (Al-Waqif)

3. –Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
“ When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three
things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity), beneficial knowledge or
a child who prays for him (for the deceased).” -Sahih Muslim
Hadith- Rewards that reaches a man after his death

4. Definition of Waqf
(endowment)
Waqf means restricting and preventing. It is one
of the many types of voluntary charity.
A person dedicates something which he owns for
the benefit of people, he does not sell, give it
away as a gift or let it be inherited after his death.

5. Waqf of the Early Muslims
The companions competed against one another in
dedicating a lot of their wealth to Waqf and devoting it to
various charitable causes so that the benefit of this wealth
could cover all members of the society

6. Role of the Muslim Woman
The Mother of Believers- Umm Habibah Ramlah Bint Abi
Sufyan ‫رضي‬
‫هللا‬
‫عنه‬ donated a piece of land which she owned
to Non-Arab muslims under her patronage.
Hafsah bint Umar ‫رضي‬
‫هللا‬
‫عنه‬ bought jewellery and endowed
it to the Family of Al-Khattab.

7. Types of Endowment
Charitable Endowment
It is called public endowment for
the benefit of the public such as
poor, public charity foundations
Family (Ahli) Endowment
The relatives of the endower
is called waqf dharri (family)
or private waqf (endowment)
Joint Endowment
A combination of family and charitabl
endowment. The endower (al waqif)
specifies a portion of the benefits of
the endowment for his family and
leaves the other portion to charitable
deeds

8. Benefits of Waqf
● It is a means of getting close to Allah ( ُ
ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬
‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬ )
● It is a service to the community among the members of the society.
● It strengthens the unity of the Muslim Ummah.
● It benefits us with continuous charity in this world and the afterlife.
● It shares benefits with the Muslim community- building mosques and schools.
● It enhances the different sectors in the Muslim countries- agricultural, health
etc.

9. Examples Of Waqf Related To:
● Mosques- Muslims began the construction of mosques, illuminating and
supplying them with Mushafs, diggings wells for mosques so that people can
take Ablution.
● Schools- Facilities such as dorms for foriegn students, research, writing rooms
and health utilities.
● Social Services- Taking care of the poor, children, women, servants and the
employed.
● Environment- Maintaining water channels, aqueducts and rivers.

10. Two Kinds of Waqf
Immovable Property
It includes land, fields, farms,
mosques, schools, hospitals. Basic
infrastructures such as bridges,
roads, water supply etc.
Movable Property
It includes cattle, books,
money/cash, crops and
weapons

11. Conditions of Establishing a Waqf
The conditions include:
● The endower must be capable of handling financial matters. He must be an adult, sound of mind,
acting freely out of his own accord and not under compulsion and must own the property he intends
to donate as waqf.
● The property established as waqf must be that which is valued, known and perpetual in yielding
benefit and extracting usufruct.
● The beneficiary must be for a good and benevolent cause and not for any evil purpose, and that does
not terminate or cease.
● The declaration should be decisive and mandatory in its formation. It cannot be concluded via a mere
promise nor can it be done on some condition.

12. The UAE & Waqf
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of UAE, was the visionary leader who
founded many Awqaf in diverse charitable causes both in UAE & outside UAE
Sheikh Zayed’s initiatives encompass all members of society regardless of religion, material or
financial standing. His charitable work extended even to include plants and birds.