Endowment: Validity of a Private Endowment Confirmed by Witnesses

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Endowment: Validity of a Private Endowment Confirmed by Witnesses

English:

Question #2043:

A cleric donated part of his property, of fields and groves, to be a private endowment. He noted in the title deed of the trust that he has observed all necessary requirements for a valid endowment deed and has recited its formulae. This was witnessed by ten Islamic scholars. Is this arrangement sufficient to render the endowment valid?

Answer #2043:

If it is proved that, in addition to drawing up and finalising the endowment deed, the donor handed over the actual property to the beneficiaries or the shar‘ī trustees, who in turn had the property at their disposal, the said endowment is ruled valid and binding.

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