The powers of a mutawalli

Question

Question: What are the powers of a mutawalli? Is he entitled to make any disposition (tasarruf) without the opinion and counsel of the public? Grounds for removal of the mutawalli: on what grounds can a mutawalli be removed, and who among the public has the authority to remove him?

Answer

Whatever acts accord with the interests (masalih) of the waqf and conform to the rulings of the Shari‘a, the mutawalli may carry out; against whatever is contrary to that, there is a right to object. For not observing the interests of the waqf and for acting against the Shari‘a he becomes deserving of removal. After investigation, the managing committee (jama‘at)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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