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Sahih al-Bukhari 2772 (Book 55, Hadith 35) #2651
Endowing Land for Charitable Purposes

SUMMARY: Umar asked the Prophet (ﷺ) for advice on what to do with a piece of land he had acquired, and the Prophet (ﷺ) suggested that it be used as an endowment for charitable purposes.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: When 'Umar got a piece of land in Khaibar, he came to the Prophet ﷺ saying, "I have got a piece of land, better than which I have never got. So what do you advise me regarding it?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you wish you can keep it as an endowment to be used for charitable purposes". So, 'Umar gave the land in charity (ie as an endowments on the condition that the land would neither be sold nor given as a present, nor bequeathed, (and its yield) would be used for the poor, the kinsmen, the emancipation of slaves, Jihad, and for guests and travelers; and its administrator could eat in a reasonable just manner, and he also could feed his friends without intending to be wealthy by its means".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَصَابَ عُمَرُ بِخَيْبَرَ أَرْضًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَصَبْتُ أَرْضًا لَمْ أُصِبْ مَالاً قَطُّ أَنْفَسَ مِنْهُ، فَكَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنِي بِهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَبَّسْتَ أَصْلَهَا، وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَتَصَدَّقَ عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُبَاعُ أَصْلُهَا وَلاَ يُوهَبُ وَلاَ يُورَثُ، فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْقُرْبَى وَالرِّقَابِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالضَّيْفِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ، وَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهَا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، أَوْ يُطْعِمَ صَدِيقًا غَيْرَ مُتَمَوِّلٍ فِيهِ‏.‏
TOPICS
charity  *  endowment  *  poor  *  kinsmen  *  slaves  *  jihad  *  travelers  *  administrator  *  sadaqa  *  waqf  *  fuqara  *  asbat  *  mukatabah  *  mutawalli

QUICK LESSONS:
Donate generously ; use resources wisely ; take care of family members ; free slaves if possible ; defend Islam through jihad if necessary ; show hospitality towards travelers .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Umar asking the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for advice on what to do with a piece of land he had acquired. The Prophet ﷺ suggested that it be used as an endowment or waqf in Arabic. This means that the land would not be sold or given away but instead its yield would be used to help those in need such as poor people, kinsmen, slaves who needed emancipation from their masters, those going on jihad or holy war in defense of Islam and travelers who were passing through. The administrator was allowed to eat from this yield in a reasonable manner and also feed his friends without intending to become wealthy from it.

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