Endowment: Do Forests and Grazing Areas Count as Part of an Endowment?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Endowment: Do Forests and Grazing Areas Count as Part of an Endowment?

English:

Question #2048:

There are lands endowed for the Holy shrine of Imam Riḍā (A.S.). There is also in the sanctuaries of this property grazing patches and forests. Some official departments issued an order rendering the grazing patches and forests as though they are some kind of anfāl. They did so in compliance with the rules and regulations governing grazing lands and forests. Are the sanctuaries deemed part of the land held in trust?

Answer #2048:

The grazing lands and forests bordering the lands held in trust are treated in the same way as the endowment lands if they are part of their precincts. Accordingly, the rules and regulations governing anfāl and public property should not apply. The final arbiter in identifying the sanctuary and its area is local tradition and expert opinion.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Endowments