Endowment: Can a Donated Shop Be Used for a Different Purpose?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Endowment: Can a Donated Shop Be Used for a Different Purpose?
English:
Question #2023:
A person donated his shop for setting up a fund — affiliated to a masjid — for the granting of ribā-free loans. The donor passed away and the shop remained closed down and in a state of disrepair for several years. Is it permissible to utilize it in some other way?
Answer #2023:
If the shop’s endowment for setting up the ribā-free loan fund has been concluded, since now there is no need for such a fund in that particular masjid, there is no objection to making use of it for setting up such a fund for other masjids. If there is no need for that as well, it can be used for any good purpose.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Endowments