Endowment: Endowed Land Conflicted by Later Will
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Endowment: Endowed Land Conflicted by Later Will
English:
Question #2024:
By way of endowment, a person gave a plot of arable land for the recitation of the story of martyrdom of Imam Ḥusayn (A.S.) and holding commemorative gatherings on the occasion of the martyrdom of Imam Ali (A.S.) in a certain masjid. However, in his will, he asked one of his inheritors to put the land at the disposal of the Ministry of Health to build a dispensary on it. What is the ruling in the matter?
Answer #2024:
It is not allowed to change the endowment from one that is generating income to be spent for a purpose to another in which the very endowment property is used. However, there is no objection to leasing the land to build the dispensary and spend the profit in the avenue the original endowment deed has specified provided that it is in the best interest of the trust.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Endowments