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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الاشربة
Book of Drinks
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلٍ سَفْيِ الْمَاءِ وَالنَّهْي عَنْ مَنْعِ ما فَضَلَ مِنْهُ وَالتَّشْدِيدِ فِي ذَلِكَ
Chapter on the Virtue of Leftover Water, the Prohibition of Preventing Its Excess, and the Severity of That
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7436 — on the Virtue of Leftover Water
أَنَّ سُرَاقَةَ بْنَ جُعْشُمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ قَالَ فَطَفِقْتُ أَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى مَا أَذْكُرُ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ اذْكُرْهُ قَالَ وَكَانَ مِمَّا سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ أَنْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الضَّالَّةُ تَغْشَى حِيَاضِي وَقَدْ مَلَأْتُهَا مَاءً لِإِبِلِي هَلْ لِي مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَنْ أَسْقِيَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَعَمْ فِي سَقْيِ كُلِّ كَبِدٍ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ فِي كُلِّ ذَاتِ كَبِدٍ) حَرَّاءَ أَجْرٌ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'sham (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the illness in which he passed away. I began asking him questions, to the extent that I no longer remember what all I kept asking him. Someone said: Recall any question and tell us. He said: I had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! A lost animal comes to my pond, which I have filled for my camels. If I give it water to drink, will I get a reward for it?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes! There is a reward for quenching the thirst of every living being with a burning thirst.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The human being is indeed very exalted; to give him water to drink is certainly a cause for forgiveness and reward. However, this forgiveness, reward, and recompense is also attained when one treats animals well and gives them water to drink.
