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horses and arms. And among those traditions the following 
saying of the Prophet is reported from Abii Hurayrah in the — 
two Sahths (al-Bukhari and Muslim) :— : — 
“* As for Khalid, verily you are hard upon him, whilst he 
has verily dedicated his suits of armour in the way of 
God.’’ 
The other statement by the author of the Hidayah to the 
effect that Talhah dedicated his armour, is unknown. .. ++; 
The majority of jurists of all countries follow the dictum of 
Muhammad, viz., that the wagf of those moveables which are 
influenced by Ta‘amul is valid; those which are not im 
because Hafsah had bought ornaments for 20,000 dirhams and 
dedicated them for the use of the women of the family of 
Khattab ; hence no poor-rate was levied onthem. According to 
Thn Qudamab in his Mughni, Ahmad does not hold the wagf of 
ornaments valid, and denies the authenticity of this tradition. 
The substance of the reason of the body of Shafi‘i, Maliki, and 
Hanbali jurists is based ‘on the analogy of horses. 
the author confutes this argument by saying that the 
& legal wagf is perpetuity and other articles besides 
land do not endure, although indeed this condition is disregarded 
in the case of jihad 
M 
they perceived the prevalence of Ta‘amul fin their time]: (1) Wagi 
of cow, stipulating that milk, butter... . valid. (2) Reported 
from al-Ansari...... . waqf of dirhams, grain, etc... +: ° 
valid, (3) Woollen clothes and shrouds, when dedicated by 
way of chari ually ... vali (4) Wag? of slaves and 
slave-girls for the: benefit of a resting-house . . . . valid. 
» XX. Tae Kirivan (Vol. V, p. 431, Ed. Cairo). 
“* Consistently with the continued existence of its original : 
—this is in order to guard against dirhams and dinars, because 
the use for which dirhams and dinars are made is price [medium 
