Chapter. If somebody keeps a piece of land or a well as an endowment, or stipulates that he should benefit by its water as the other Muslims do (will this be permissible)?
Abu 'Abdur-Rahman narrated: When 'Uthman (ra) was circled (by the rebels), he looked upon them from above and said, "Ias you by Allah, I ask nobody but the Companions of the Prophet (saws), dont you know that Allah's Messenger (saws) said, 'Whoever will (buy and) dig the well of Ruma will be granted Paradise,' and I (bought and) dug it? Don't you know that he said. 'Whoever equip the army of 'Usra (i.e., Tabuk's Ghazwa) will be granted Paradise,' and I equipped it ?" They attested whatever he said.When 'Umar founded his endowment he said, "Its administrator can eat from it." The management of the endowment can be taken over by the founder himself or any other person, for both cases are permissible.
And Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, had endowed a house (in Madinah); whenever he came to Madinah, he used to stay in that house. And Zubair, may Allah be pleased with him, had endowed his houses and said to one of his divorced daughters that she may stay in it, but she should not cause any damage to the house, nor should anyone else cause any harm in it. And a daughter who had a husband did not have the right to stay there. And Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, gave his share of residence in the (endowed) house of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, to his needy children.
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الوصايا / 2778
And Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, had endowed a house (in Madinah); whenever he came to Madinah, he used to stay in that house. And Zubair, may Allah be pleased with him, had endowed his houses and said to one of his divorced daughters that she may stay in it, but she should not cause any damage to the house, nor should anyone else cause any harm in it. And a daughter who had a husband did not have the right to stay there. And Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, gave his share of residence in the (endowed) house of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, to his needy children.
Abu 'Abdur-Rahman narrated: When 'Uthman (ra) was circled (by the rebels), he looked upon them from above and said, "Ias you by Allah, I ask nobody but the Companions of the Prophet (saws), dont you know that Allah's Messenger (saws) said, 'Whoever will (buy and) dig the well of Ruma will be granted Paradise,' and I (bought and) dug it? Don't you know that he said. 'Whoever equip the army of 'Usra (i.e., Tabuk's Ghazwa) will be granted Paradise,' and I equipped it ?" They attested whatever he said.When 'Umar founded his endowment he said, "Its administrator can eat from it." The management of the endowment can be taken over by the founder himself or any other person, for both cases are permissible.
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الوصايا / 2778
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