Assisting the Imarat-e Sharʿiyya from a Madrasa’s Income

Question

Is it permissible or not to assist other madrasas, the Imarat-e Sharʿiyya (an organisation of the Muslims of India) and the like from the income of one madrasa? Spending a Madrasa’s Income on Personal Needs as a Loan The secretary or the members of the madrasa spend the madrasa’s income on their private needs, but when the need arises they give it back, and no obstacle arises in the madrasa’s work.

Answer

(1) Spending the waqf income of one madrasa on assisting other madrasas or the Imarat-e Sharʿiyya is not permissible. [ar]اتحد الواقف والجهة وقل مرسوم بعض الوقف عليه بسبب خراب وقف أحدهما جاز للحاكم أن يصرف من فاضل الوقف الآخر عليه لأنها حينئذ كشيء واحد، وإن اختلف أحدهما بأن بنى رجلان مسجدين أو رجل مسجد أو مدرسة ووقف عليها أوقافاً لا يجوز له ذلك[/ar] “If the waqif and the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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