Endowment: Reclaiming Remaining Land Donated for a Ḥusayniyyah Turned Public Road
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Endowment: Reclaiming Remaining Land Donated for a Ḥusayniyyah Turned Public Road
English:
Question #2050:
A person donated a piece of land for a ḥusayniyyah to be built on it. However, the land has become a public road leading to the village. What is left of it is an area of 42 square meters. Is it permissible for the owner to restore it to his ownership?
Answer #2050:
Should this have happened after the endowment formula is uttered and the property turned over to the trustees or the beneficiaries, the remaining land should still be deemed part of the entire land held in trust. Therefore, it is not permissible for the donor to rescind his decision. Otherwise, it should remain part of his own property; he also can exercise the right of disposal over it.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Endowments