LessonsJuridical Person in Islamic Law: Waqf, Bait-ul-Mal and Joint StockQuiz

Bait-ul-Mal is public property of the Islamic state. Citizens may have beneficial rights in it, but no individual citizen owns it personally.

Yet classical juristic discussion treats Bait-ul-Mal as having its own rights and obligations, which resembles separate legal personality.

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Precedent 2: Bait-ul-Mal (بیت المال)

Juridical Person in Islamic Law: Waqf, Bait-ul-Mal and Joint Stock

Bait-ul-Mal is public property of the Islamic state. Citizens may have beneficial rights in it, but no individual citizen owns it personally.

Yet classical juristic discussion treats Bait-ul-Mal as having its own rights and obligations, which resembles separate legal personality.