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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الرهونThe Chapters on Pawning
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ عَنْ مَنْعِ فَضْلِ الْمَاءِ لِيَمْنَعَ بِهِ الْكَلأَChapter: The Prohibition Of Withholding Surplus Water From Common Pastureland
Hadith 2479
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يُمْنَعُ فَضْلُ الْمَاءِ وَلَا يُمْنَعُ نَقْعُ الْبِئْرِ " .
´It was narrated from Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Surplus water should not be withheld, and neither should surplus water from a well.
Brief Explanation
1؎: This is because in drawing water from a well, there is no harm to oneself and it benefits others, and by this, the water of the well becomes cleaner and better, and fresh water fills it. Some have explained its meaning as follows: it is prohibited to sell water that is in excess of one’s own need when someone wishes to drink it or give it to their animals to drink. However, if someone wishes to use it to irrigate a garden or trees, then selling it is permissible. Likewise, it is not permissible to withhold the water of a well from one who wishes to drink it or give it to their animals to drink.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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If a person digs a well in a place that is not owned by anyone, he becomes the owner of that well and, to a certain extent, of the land nearby. However, he should not prevent others from benefiting from its water.
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If there is grass, etc., growing near that land and people’s animals graze there, those animals will come to the well to drink water. He should not prevent those animals from drinking water from the well.
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The intention behind preventing animals from drinking water could also be that, in this way, those animals will graze elsewhere and the grass here will be left for his own animals. This is selfishness and a trick to take possession of grass that is common property among Muslims; therefore, it is prohibited.
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If a person digs a well in a place that is not owned by anyone, he becomes the owner of that well and, to a certain extent, of the land nearby. However, he should not prevent others from benefiting from its water.
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If there is grass, etc., growing near that land and people’s animals graze there, those animals will come to the well to drink water. He should not prevent those animals from drinking water from the well.
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The intention behind preventing animals from drinking water could also be that, in this way, those animals will graze elsewhere and the grass here will be left for his own animals. This is selfishness and a trick to take possession of grass that is common property among Muslims; therefore, it is prohibited.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2479
