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FATWA MENGENAI PEWAKAFAN TANAH DI LOT 290 DAN 291 SEKSYEN A BANDAR KOTA BHARU OLEH DATO' WAN HASAN BIN ABDUL HALIM MELALUI P.A. (SURAT WAKIL KUASA) OLEH NIK RAHMAT BIN WAN HASSAN
Can a father withdraw land gifted to his son by endowing it as waqf, even if the son had given him a power of attorney?
Short answer
A father is permitted to withdraw property he gifted to his child, whether by word or by act, as long as the property is still under the child's absolute ownership and has not passed out of the child's control.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kelantan State Mufti Department
- Status
- Gazetted
- Series
- Fatwa Diwartakan: Sosial/Syariah
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
Gazette evidence in the source: Tarikh Diwartakan : 20hb. Julai 2006
Summary
A father is permitted to withdraw property he gifted to his child, whether by word or by act, as long as the property is still under the child's absolute ownership and has not passed out of the child's control. A power of attorney given by the son to the father does not prevent this withdrawal. The fatwa therefore rules that the father's waqf of Lots 290 and 291 is valid under Islamic law.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bahawa Seseorang bapa harus dan masih ada hak untuk menarik balik sebarang harta yang dihibahkan kepada anaknya semasa ada melalui lafaz atau perbuatan selagi harta tersebut masih berada di bawah milik mutlak anaknya
Read the full fatwa on the Kelantan website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kelantan State Mufti Department. “FATWA MENGENAI PEWAKAFAN TANAH DI LOT 290 DAN 291 SEKSYEN A BANDAR KOTA BHARU OLEH DATO' WAN HASAN BIN ABDUL HALIM MELALUI P.A. (SURAT WAKIL KUASA) OLEH NIK RAHMAT BIN WAN HASSAN”, date not stated. https://mufti.kelantan.gov.my/index.php?view=article&id=52:fatwa-mengenai-pewakafan-tanah-di-lot-290-dan-291-seksyen-a-bandar-kota-bharu-oleh-dato-wan-hasan-bin-abdul-halim-melalui-p-a-surat-wakil-kuasa-oleh-nik-rahmat-bin-wan-hassan&catid=50. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/father-withdraw-gifted-land-waqf/