Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
 

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. All praises is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds - The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompose. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path - the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked (Your) anger or of those who are astray. Ameen.
 

Waqaf, or endowment, is a charity that has always been synonymous with the religious practice of us Muslims.

Waqaf, from linguistic standpoint, comes from the Arabic word ‘Wa Qa Fa’ which means to stop, contain or preserve.

While in Islamic terms, it refers to a religious endowment that denotes “any property attached to the endower, of which further transaction, inheritance, grants and wills on such property are prevented, with its physical attributes kept intact, given for charity, the intent of such act is to enable the endower to be closer to Allah s.w.t.".

Allah s.w.t. mentioned in Surah al-Hadid verse 11, “Who is he that will Loan to Allah a beautiful loan? For (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit, and he will have (besides) a liberal Reward.”

In the practice of Waqaf, there are three rules which must be observed by the endower or the person who manages the endowed property.

First, it cannot be sold. Second, it cannot be given as a gift or given to someone else. Third, it cannot be inherited.

In order to develop and promote Waqaf to achieve the objective set by the endower, all three of these rules must be adhered to, so that the person or institution that manages the endowments does not violate the rules. However, they can receive a reasonable wage when managing Waqaf properties, at rates that are appropriate and not as if they owned the property themselves.

It should also be noted that Waqaf is divided into two categories, namely general and specific.

General Waqf is any form of contribution or donation made and applied for the purposes of public welfare or charitable purposes, without defining specific goals.

While Special Waqaf is when the endower determines specific purposes of the endowment. This occurs when the endower has determined from the outset to whom the endowment will be made to, or for what purpose his endowment must be applied for.

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