A Study on the implementation of istibdal for waqf land in Malaysia

Abstract EN

Waqf is one of the instruments that helps generate the Islamic economy.

various waqf products have been implemented by state Islamic religious council (MAIN), in order to develop waqf properties, such as waqf money (in cash form), waqf land etc.

however, generating waqf from the istibdāl aspect is not very widely practiced currently although its implementation has been practiced at the MAIN level.

this study intends to elucidate on istibdāl’s position from syarak law and its implementation perspectives.

this is a qualitative study that employed the document analysis and interview methods.

The documents involved were the Waqf Enactment and decisions made by the respective state fatwa councils.

whereas, the interviews involved officers from the respective MAIN who were directly dealing with the implementation of istibdal.

the findings indicate that implementing istibdāl at the main level differs between each state and its potential at the national level has not been fully optimised.

the difference was caused by decisions made by respective state fatwa councils that adhered to their own implementation strategies.