سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2879

Narrated Yahya bin Saeed: Abd al-Hamid bin Abd 'Allah bin Abdullah bin Umar bin al-Khattab copied to me a document about the religious endowment (waqf) made by Umar bin al-Khattab: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. This is what Allah's servant Umar has written about Thamgh. He narrated the tradition like the one transmitted by Nafi. He added: "provided he is not storing up goods (for himself)". The surplus fruit will be devoted to the beggar and the deprived. He then went on with the tradition, saying: If the man in charge of Thamgh wishes to buy a slave for his work for its fruits (by selling them), he may do so. Mu'iqib penned it and Abdullah bin al-Arqam witnessed it: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. This is what Allah's servant Umar, Commander of Faithful, directed, in case of some incident happens to him (i. e. he dies), that Thamg, Sirmah bin al-Akwa, the servant who is there, the hundred shares in (the land of) Khaibr, the servant who is there and the hundred sahres which Muhammad ﷺ had donated to me in the valley (nearly) will remain in the custody of Hafsah during her life, then the men of opinion from her family will be in charge of these (endowments), that these will neither be sold not purchased, spending (its produce) where they think (necessary on the beggar, deprived and relatives). There is no harm to the one in charge (of this endowment) if he eats himself, or feeds, or buys slaves with it.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020