Section 25:
consolidated text (as at 1992). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
25. Objects which may not be dedicated as waqf
(1) A declaration of waqf is void where it is made—
(a) for a limited period of time;
(b) for objects which will fail;
(c) subject to a contingency;
(d) when the subject of the waqf is not defined with certainty;
(e) for an object which is prohibited by Islam;
(f) for the repair and upkeep of a private tomb; or
(g) in favour of the rich alone.
(2) Subject to subsection (1) (f), the tomb of a saint may be the object of
a valid waqf.
(3) Where the beneficiaries consist of a class of persons some of whom
are poor and others rich, the benefit of the waqf property shall be applied for
the poor class alone.