The Ruling on the Waqf (Religious Endowment) of Patents and Its Role in Achieving the Legislative Purposes of Waqf

Abstract

 This study aims to explain the ruling on the waqf of patents by examiing the conditions governing endowed property in Islamic jurisprudence and to examine the extent to which the conditions of endowed property in Islamic jurisprudence apply to the waqf of patents. The study also aims to clarify the legislative purposes of the waqf of patents. The study concluded that is permissible endowing patents due to the presence of the Sharia conditions for endowed property in patents, and the fulfilment of a number of legislative purposes through their endowment, such as realizing the meaning of servitude to Allah, easing the financial burdens on the state budget, and enabling the inventor to attain religious reward.

ABSTRACT

The Ruling on Waqf (religious endowment) of Patents and Its Role in Achieving Legislative Purposes of Endowments

        This study aims to explain the ruling on the waqf of patents through the conditions of waqf wealth in Islamic jurisprudence and to study the extent to which the conditions of waqf wealth in Islamic jurisprudence apply to the endowment of patents. The study also aims to clarify the legislative purposes of the endowment of patents.

       The study concluded the permissibility of endowing patents due to the presence of the legal conditions of waqf wealth in patents، and the availability of a set of legislative purposes when they are endowed، such as realizing the meaning of servitude to Allah، easing the financial burdens on the state budget، and obtaining rewards for the  inventor.

Keywords: waqf (endowment) Patent Endowment،Legislative Purposes of