Taking water from the well of a mosque endowment
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: Some poor people live near the mosque, and they take water from the mosque's well for their daily needs with the permission of the mosque committee. However, one person said that this is not permissible because this well is an endowment for the mosque only. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. The water in the well is shared. The water isSunan Ibn Majah 2472Da'if (Darussalam) Only water that is stored in a container, a water skin, or a tank is what cannot be taken without the owner's permission. As for the water in its source, it is shared among people, even the disbelievers have a share in it and drink from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: Some poor people live near the mosque, and they take water from the mosque's well for their daily needs with the permission of the mosque committee. However, one person said that this is not permissible because this well is an endowment for the mosque only. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. The water in the well is shared. The water is
partners in three things: water, pasture and fire
شُرَكَاءُ فِي ثَلاَثٍ فِي الْمَاءِ وَالْكَلإِ وَالنَّارِ
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-15-03-1439هـ — af.org.sa (1:07:51)
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