Chapter on Endowments, Charity, and Gifts
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 127
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ اِشْتَرَيْتُ أَرْضاً إِلَى جَنْبِي بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَلَمَّا وَفَّرْتُ اَلْمَالَ خُبِّرْتُ أَنَّ اَلْأَرْضَ وَقْفٌ فَقَالَ "لاَ يَجُوزُ شِرَاءُ اَلْوَقْفِ وَ لاَ تُدْخِلِ اَلْغَلَّةَ فِي مَالِكَ اِدْفَعْهَا إِلَى مَنْ وُقِفَتْ عَلَيْهِ" قُلْتُ لاَ أَعْرِفُ لَهَا رَبّاً قَالَ "تَصَدَّقْ بِغَلَّتِهَا".
Muhammad ibn Isa narrated from Abu Ali ibn Rashid, who said: I asked Abu Al-Hasan عليه السلام, peace be upon him, and said: "May I be your ransom, I purchased a piece of land next to mine for one thousand dirhams. When I gathered the money, I was informed that the land was an endowment (waqf)." Imam عليه السلام replied: "The purchase of endowment property is not permissible, and do not mix its yield with your wealth. Instead, give its yield to those for whom it was endowed." I said: "I do not know who its rightful beneficiaries are." Imam عليه السلام said: "Then give its yield in charity."
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