مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الزكاة
The Book of Zakat
(حَفْرُ الْبِئْرِ أَوْ تَوْفِيرُ الْمَاءِ أَيْضًا صَدَقَةٌ)
(Digging a well or providing water is also charity)
Hadith 1912
وَعَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ مَاتَتْ فَأَيُّ الصَّد��قَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «الْمَاءُ» . فَحَفَرَ بِئْرًا وَقَالَ: هَذِهِ لأم سعد. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ
Sa‘d b. ‘Ubada told God’s messenger that Umm Sa'd had died and asked him what form of sadaqa was best. When he replied that water was best, he dug a well and said it was for Umm Sa'd. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.
