The Role of Maslahah in Determining Government Policies on Waqf Property Development

Abstract

This article examines the role maslahah plays in making government policies regarding the waqf institution. Waqf, being a social financing institution directly connected with the well-being of the people, should be given special consideration on the part of the government and the trustees of this unique institution. Also, this research highlighted the different modes by which this great institution could be made more useful and beneficial. The findings revealed that every action of the government must be for the benefit (maslahah) of the people and that the instruments of ziyadah & nuqsan, istibdal & ibdal, and the rest are tooling the government can employ in order to make waqf more beneficial to its people. This research employs the library research method, where the data is gotten from secondary sources such as books, journal articles, and conferences.