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IRSYAD HUKUM #274: WAKAF AHMAD DAWJEE DADABHOY
Who was Ahmad Dawjee Dadabhoy and what endowment (waqf) did he make?
Short answer
Waqf means withholding a usable asset whose physical substance does not diminish, and it is a prescribed and encouraged act supported by the Quran, hadith and the practice of the Companions.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Endowment (Waqf) & Religious Property
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Waqf means withholding a usable asset whose physical substance does not diminish, and it is a prescribed and encouraged act supported by the Quran, hadith and the practice of the Companions. Ahmad Dawjee Dadabhoy was born in 1907 in Gujarat, India, and settled in Kuala Lumpur in the 1940s as a wealthy businessman. He channelled his wealth through a waqf institution named Alwaqful Islami ul Alamee and, near the end of his life, endowed almost all his property, including a 1.2 hectare plot on Jalan Perak, Kuala Lumpur. He passed away on 24 January 1987.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menurut bahasa, wakaf bermaksud tahan. Manakala menurut syara', wakaf ialah menahan sesuatu harta yang boleh digunakan tanpa susut fizikalnya dengan cara menyerahkan hak miliknya kepada seorang pengguna yang harus dan wujud.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM #274: WAKAF AHMAD DAWJEE DADABHOY”, 2 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2824-irsyad-al-fatwa-274-wakaf-ahmad-dawjee-dadabhoy. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ahmad-dawjee-dadabhoy-waqf-who-and-what/