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Appointing a waqf administrator when beneficiaries disagree

When beneficiaries disagree, the judge appoints the fittest administrator after verifying the waqf's assets and beneficiaries, and sets the administrator's fee.

JudgmentsFamily & EstatesGeneral Court, Taif1435H

Judgment details

Court
General Court, Taif
Outcome
Upheld on appeal
Year
1435H
Area
Family & Estates
Official collection
Collection of Judicial Rulings 1435H, Ministry of Justice (Research Center)
Location
Vol. 7 · p. 6

Summary

A beneficiary asked for her brother to be appointed administrator of a waqf after the previous one was removed, as the beneficiaries could not agree. The judge established the waqf's assets and beneficiaries by deeds and testimony, appointed the candidate as fit, set his fee at a tenth of the income, and the Court of Appeal upheld it.

Principle

When beneficiaries disagree, the judge appoints the fittest administrator after verifying the waqf's assets and beneficiaries, and sets the administrator's fee.

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