Endowment: Paying Wages to an Endowment Trustee and Assistants

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Endowment: Paying Wages to an Endowment Trustee and Assistants

English:

Question #1983:

Is it permissible for the trustee who has been appointed by the donor of the endowment or the judge to be remunerated for the services he is rendering and can he pay someone else who is doing the work on his behalf?

Answer #1983:

The trustee of the endowment, whether appointed by the endower or the judge, is entitled to receive normal wages from the proceeds of the endowment if no specific wages is determined by the endower.

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