The Ruling on Pumping Water with a Motor and Performing Wudu from It
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The presenter:
Muhammad from Jeddah, we will take some of your questions, Muhammad.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Please, Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. What is the ruling on performing wudu in the water? I mean, some people install pumping motors for the tank. These motors are, of course, in violation of the authorities' regulations. Of course, this is not permissible, or rather, it is not allowed by the system to install a pumping motor that pumps water. The pumped water from the motor mixes with the water that is originally sent from the state, meaning from the state. This is the first question.
The presenter:
The Shaykh will answer in a moment, please go ahead.
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question.
The presenter:
Repeat the question one more time, Muhammad.
The questioner:
The question, may Allah reward you with good. Now, some people install pumping motors in their building, in their house, may Allah reward you with good. And these pumping motors pump water beyond the need that is allocated from the well to the owner of the building. They pump beyond the need. So, is this considered theft of water, and is it permissible to perform wudu from it?
The Shaykh:
My brother, the water in your tank and in your house is your property; you may take from it by any means, a motor or otherwise. As for the water that is prohibited, meaning from the projects from which it is forbidden to take, you do not take it except with permission, permission from the one who has the authority to grant permission. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. This motor is installed in the tank. It is prohibited by the system; it is not understood as a violation, also, Shaykh. I mean, if they come to the well and see it, a violation is issued for it. It is a violation of the system, this pumping. And this motor pumps from the water that is sent from the well itself to the houses.
The Shaykh:
My brother, as I told you, what is in your tank is your property, so you dispose of it as you wish. As for what you take from the public water and restrict it for the people, that is not permissible.
The presenter:
Alright, we will suffice with this. Thank you, Honorable Shaykh.
Muhammad from Jeddah, we will take some of your questions, Muhammad.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Please, Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. What is the ruling on performing wudu in the water? I mean, some people install pumping motors for the tank. These motors are, of course, in violation of the authorities' regulations. Of course, this is not permissible, or rather, it is not allowed by the system to install a pumping motor that pumps water. The pumped water from the motor mixes with the water that is originally sent from the state, meaning from the state. This is the first question.
The presenter:
The Shaykh will answer in a moment, please go ahead.
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question.
The presenter:
Repeat the question one more time, Muhammad.
The questioner:
The question, may Allah reward you with good. Now, some people install pumping motors in their building, in their house, may Allah reward you with good. And these pumping motors pump water beyond the need that is allocated from the well to the owner of the building. They pump beyond the need. So, is this considered theft of water, and is it permissible to perform wudu from it?
The Shaykh:
My brother, the water in your tank and in your house is your property; you may take from it by any means, a motor or otherwise. As for the water that is prohibited, meaning from the projects from which it is forbidden to take, you do not take it except with permission, permission from the one who has the authority to grant permission. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. This motor is installed in the tank. It is prohibited by the system; it is not understood as a violation, also, Shaykh. I mean, if they come to the well and see it, a violation is issued for it. It is a violation of the system, this pumping. And this motor pumps from the water that is sent from the well itself to the houses.
The Shaykh:
My brother, as I told you, what is in your tank is your property, so you dispose of it as you wish. As for what you take from the public water and restrict it for the people, that is not permissible.
The presenter:
Alright, we will suffice with this. Thank you, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 26 / فتاوى على الهواء - 05 11 1434هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (39:39)
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