If the endower does not specify a salary for the supervisor, it is permitted for them to take compensation in proportion to their efforts.

---------- PILLARS of Waqf: 1. The Endower (Al-Wāqif) 2. The Endowed Asset (Al-Mawqūf) 3. The Beneficiary (Al-Mawqūf Lahu) ----------- المسألة الثانية: الأحكام المتعلقة به Rulings Related to Waqf The following legal rulings apply to Waqf: 1. The endower (Wāqif) must be legally competent; meaning they must be of sound mind, of legal age, free, and financially responsible. 2. The endowed asset must be something that can provide lasting benefit while remaining intact. NOTE: Items that do not remain after being used, such as food, beverages, money, and similar consumables, cannot be designated for waqf according to most scholars. However, the Malikis consider the waqf of money permissible, and a similar view exists in one riwāyah from the Hanābalih. This opinion was also favoured by Sheiykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allāh have mercy on him). This view appears to be the stronger position—and Allāh knows best—because the essence of waqf is to preserve the principal asset while allowing its benefits to be used. This condition is fulfilled in the case of money, as its value remains intact even if individual currency units are not preserved. Based on this view, a Muslim may endow a sum of money to be used for lending to those in need, allowing multiple beneficiaries to make use of it over time. A needy person could borrow the amount, repay it, and then another person could borrow it, continuing the cycle of benefit. BENEFIT: Immovable assets, such as land and buildings, may be designated as waqf without any disagreement among scholars. As for movable assets, such as livestock, utensils, and books, the majority of scholars hold that they may also be endowed, and this is the correct view. This is supported by the statement of the Prophet ﷺ: ((وأما خالد؛ فإنكم تظلمون خالدا، فقد احتبس أدراعه وأعتاده في سبيل الله)) "As for Khalid, you are wronging him, for he has dedicated his armour and equipment in the path of Allāh." 3. The Waqf must be dedicated to a recognised charitable purpose, such as masājid, the poor, or scholarly works. Since it is an act of devotion to Allāh, it is prohibited to endow property for places of worship belonging to disbelievers or for purchasing unlawful items. NOTE: A waqf established by a disbeliever (Dhimmi) is valid as long as it does not contradict the Shari'ah. Likewise, it is permissible to designate a waqf for a non-combatant disbeliever if they are deserving recipients, such as family members, the poor, and similar cases. [see: Ahkam Ahl Adh-dimmah of ibn Al-Qayyim (1/299 & 301)]. Allāh ﷻ said (interpreted meaning): "Allāh does not forbid you from dealing kindly and fairly with those who have neither fought nor driven you out of your homes. Surely Allāh loves those who are fair." [Surah Al-Mumtaḥanah: 8] NOTE: Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah stated that it is not permissible to designate waqf solely for the benefit of the rich, based on the saying of Allāh: ﴿كَیۡ لَا یَكُونَ دُولَةَۢ بَیۡنَ ٱلۡأَغۡنِیَاۤءِ مِنكُمۡ﴾ "so that wealth may not merely circulate among your rich." [Surah Al-Ḥashr: 7]. 4. If an endowed asset loses its utility and can no longer serve its intended purpose, it should be sold, and its proceeds should be used for a similar cause. For example, if a masjid becomes unusable, its value should be used to build another masjid. If a house is endowed but becomes uninhabitable, it may be sold, and another house may be purchased with the proceeds to fulfill the same charitable intent. 5. Waqf is an irrevocable contract; once established through verbal declaration, it cannot be revoked or sold. This is based on the statement of the Prophet ﷺ: