Selling the water from a well endowed for ablution
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: A person of good did us a favor by digging a well for people to perform wudu' (ablution) from. Is it permissible for us to sell a portion of this water and make the money returned from it an endowment (waqf) for the mosque?
Answer:
If you take water that is in your container and you have set it aside in your container, it is permissible for you to sell it. However, selling the water while it is still in the well and saying, “Drink, take a barrel from this well, this is for ten riyals,” is not permissible. This is as long as it is in that state where it is not permissible. But if you draw water from the well and take it in your container or vessel, it is permissible for you to sell it because it has become your property.
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: A person of good did us a favor by digging a well for people to perform wudu' (ablution) from. Is it permissible for us to sell a portion of this water and make the money returned from it an endowment (waqf) for the mosque?
Answer:
If you take water that is in your container and you have set it aside in your container, it is permissible for you to sell it. However, selling the water while it is still in the well and saying, “Drink, take a barrel from this well, this is for ten riyals,” is not permissible. This is as long as it is in that state where it is not permissible. But if you draw water from the well and take it in your container or vessel, it is permissible for you to sell it because it has become your property.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/126 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (36:17)
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