The ruling on drinking from a well from which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank, seeking blessing
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I pass by a well and am told that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drank from it, is it permissible for me to drink from it seeking blessing?
Answer:
When was this? When did the Messenger drink from it? First, establish that the Messenger drank from this well. Second, when did the Messenger drink from it? Between you and the Messenger are one thousand and five hundred years, or close to that. The water is renewed; the water the Messenger drank is gone, and water after water has come since then. This is all from exaggeration (ghuluw) for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Yes.
Now they bring out hair and say this is the hair of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and they let people come to visit it and take money from them. It could be the hair of a disbeliever, not even the hair of a Muslim. They bring out boxes and say these are the clothes of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They open it for visitation and take the money. These are false messiahs (dujalun) and swindlers of money by falsehood, and sorcerers. So do not pay attention to them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I pass by a well and am told that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drank from it, is it permissible for me to drink from it seeking blessing?
Answer:
When was this? When did the Messenger drink from it? First, establish that the Messenger drank from this well. Second, when did the Messenger drink from it? Between you and the Messenger are one thousand and five hundred years, or close to that. The water is renewed; the water the Messenger drank is gone, and water after water has come since then. This is all from exaggeration (ghuluw) for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Yes.
Now they bring out hair and say this is the hair of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and they let people come to visit it and take money from them. It could be the hair of a disbeliever, not even the hair of a Muslim. They bring out boxes and say these are the clothes of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They open it for visitation and take the money. These are false messiahs (dujalun) and swindlers of money by falsehood, and sorcerers. So do not pay attention to them.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (48:56)
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