Is endowment valid when designated for a slave?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Endowments (Awqaf) and Donations
Primary text
Endowment is invalid when designated for a slave, even if we hold that a slave can acquire ownership through a vesting act. This is because endowment requires the permanent restriction (tahbis) of the principal asset, and a slave does not possess a permanent, established ownership right.