Editing Waqf (section)

==Origin in Islamic texts==
Although there is no direct Quranic injunction regarding {{transliteration|ar|waqf}}, it can be inferred from [[Al Imran|Surah Al-i'-Imran]] (3:92): "You will never achieve righteousness until you donate some of what you cherish. And whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah." Their formal conception in  Islamic society has been derived from a number of [[hadiths]]. It is said that during the time of Muhammad, after the [[Hijrah]], the first {{transliteration|ar|waqf}} was composed of a grove of 600 date palms. The proceeds of this {{transliteration|ar|waqf}} were meant to feed Medina's poor.<ref name="khan">Khan, 2020, "Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty", [https://yaqeeninstitute.org/zarakhan/reviving-the-waqf-tradition-moral-imagination-and-the-structural-causes-of-poverty/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814044804/https://yaqeeninstitute.org/zarakhan/reviving-the-waqf-tradition-moral-imagination-and-the-structural-causes-of-poverty/|date=14 August 2020}}</ref>

In one tradition, it is said that: "Ibn Umar reported, [[Umar|Umar Ibn Al-Khattab]] got land in [[Khaybar]], so he came to [[Muhammad]] and asked him to advise him about it. Muhammad said, 'If you like, make the property inalienable and give the profit from it to charity.' It goes on to say that Umar gave it away as alms, that the land itself would not be sold, inherited, or donated. He gave it away for the poor, the relatives, the slaves, the [[jihad]], the travelers, and the guests. It will not be held against him who administers it if he consumes some of its yield in an appropriate manner or feeds a friend who does not enrich himself by means of it."<ref>[[Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani|Ibn Ḥad̲j̲ar al-ʿAsḳalānī]], [[Bulugh al-Maram|Bulūg̲h̲ al-Marām]], Cairo n.d., no. 784. Quoted in ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', "Waḳf".</ref>

In another hadith, Muhammad said, "When a man dies, only three deeds will survive him: continuing alms, profitable knowledge, and a child praying for him."<ref>[[Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani|Ibn Ḥad̲j̲ar al-ʿAsḳalānī]], [[Bulugh al-Maram|Bulūg̲h̲ al-Marām]], Cairo n.d., no. 783. Quoted in ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', "Waḳf".</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=When someone dies in Islam | website=Islamic Relief UK | date=2023-07-11 | url=https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/giving/islamic-giving/islamic-inheritance/when-someone-dies-in-islam/ | access-date=2023-08-28}}</ref>