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# Waqf ahli (family waqf)

A waqf whose income goes to specified persons, usually family members, and to charity when none remain.

A waqf ahli is a family waqf: an endowment whose income or usufruct is reserved for specifically described persons, usually members of the founder's family and relatives. AAOIFI's waqf standard adds that when none of those persons remains, the income goes to a charitable purpose, and it distinguishes the joint waqf, in which income is shared between family and charitable purposes. For a waqf register, the beneficiary rules, the succession of beneficiaries and the final charitable purpose all need to be recorded from the deed.

## Sources

- [AAOIFI Shari'ah Standards, English edition (full text, PDF): Shari'ah Standard No. 33, Waqf, items 2/3/2 and 2/3/3](https://aaoifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Shariaa-Standards-ENG.pdf)

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## Related terms

[**Waqf** An endowment: an asset is dedicated so that its principal is preserved and its benefits go to a stated purpose.](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/waqf/) [**Waqf khayri (charitable waqf)** A waqf whose income or usufruct is dedicated to a charitable purpose.](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/waqf-khayri/) [**Nazir (waqf trustee)** The trustee who manages a waqf according to the founder's conditions; also called the mutawalli.](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/nazir/) [**Hibah** A gift: a transfer of ownership without consideration, sometimes paid by banks at their discretion to account holders.](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/hibah/)

**Social finance and zakat**

1. [Zakat](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/zakat/)
2. [Nisab](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/nisab/)
3. [Waqf](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/waqf/)
4. [Sadaqah](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/sadaqah/)
5. [Qard hasan](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/qard-hasan/)
6. [Zakat recipients (asnaf)](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/zakat-recipients/)
7. [Cash waqf](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/cash-waqf/)
8. [Nazir (waqf trustee)](https://islamicopenfinance.com/glossary/nazir/)

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