Etymologically, endowments derived from Arabic word "Waqf" which means "al-Habs". It is a word that shaped masdar (infinitive noun) which basically means to hold, stop, or shut up. If the word is associated with a property such as land, animals and others, it means the freezing of property rights to certain benefits (Ibn Manzhur: 9 / 359).As a term in Islamic law, is defined as a detention waqf property rights over material objects (al-'ain) for purposes of benefit or usefulness menyedekahkan (al-manfa'ah) (al-Jurjani: 328). While in the books of fiqh, the scholars disagree on gives light waqf. These differences bring a different result on the law has caused. The definition of waqf according to fiqh experts are as follows.First, define Hanafiyah endowments as a resist material...
