Waqf Formula
Issue No. 2306- The formula for endowment (waqf) can be uttered in Arabic or any language, for example, if a person says, “I have endowed my house for a certain purpose”, that will be sufficient and formal acceptance is not required, irrespective of whether it is for the public or for a particular group of people. However, the recommended precaution is that in the endowment for the general public, the Mujtahid or his representative, and in the endowment for a particular group of people, the people for whom the endowment has been made, utter the formula of acceptance.
