It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The boundary zone of a well is forty cubits on all its sides, for the resting places of camels and sheep; the wayfarer is the first to drink; and excess water is not to be withheld in order thereby to withhold the pasture."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11867
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«ضعيف۔ أخرجه الدار قطني في اللعلل 1848»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The boundary zone of a well is forty cubits on all its sides, for the resting places of camels and sheep; the wayfarer is the first to drink; and excess water is not to be withheld in order thereby to withhold the pasture."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11868
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«ضعيف۔ أخرجه الدار قطني في اللعلل 1848»
It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyab (may Allah have mercy on him) that the boundary zone of a new well is twenty-five cubits on all its sides, the boundary zone of an ancient well is fifty cubits on all its sides, and the boundary zone of a well for crops is three hundred cubits on all its sides. Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard people say that the boundary zone of springs is five hundred cubits.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11869
Sa'id bin al-Musayyab (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The boundary zone of an ancient well is fifty cubits, and the boundary zone of a new well is twenty-five cubits." And Sa'id bin al-Musayyab (may Allah have mercy on him) said on his own: The boundary zone of a well for crops is three hundred cubits.
It has also been narrated through Ma'mar and Ibrahim bin Abi Ablah, from al-Zuhri, from Sa'id, from Abu Hurayrah, as marfu' and connected, and that is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11870
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "The boundary zone of a well is fifty cubits, and the boundary zone of a spring is two hundred cubits."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11871
Habib bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave judgement of a boundary zone of fifty cubits for an ancient well, and a boundary zone of twenty-five cubits for a new well.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11872
Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has fixed for crops a boundary zone the distance of an arrow-shot." Yahya (may Allah have mercy on him) says: They said: al-ghalwah is between three hundred and fifty cubits and four hundred.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11873
Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not cause harm to anyone through a wide well or a wide excavation."
Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) added: That is, a man digs next to another man in order to take away his water.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11874
Sayyiduna Bilal al-Absi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three things are protected reserves: the water of the well, the stable of horses, and the gathering circle of people."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب إحياء الموات / 11875