The ruling on selling water extracted from wells to the owners of water tankers
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Question:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people dig wells in their lands, and then, once the water appears, they sell it to the owners of water tankers. Is this work valid?
Answer:
We said: If he extracts the water using a motorized pump installed on the well and fills the containers for the people—what they call the *ashyab*—there is nothing wrong with that; there is nothing wrong with that. However, if he tells them, "Come, bring your *ashyab*, and no pumps or motors, and extract your needs from this well for such and such a price," he says, "No, that is not permissible."
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people dig wells in their lands, and then, once the water appears, they sell it to the owners of water tankers. Is this work valid?
Answer:
We said: If he extracts the water using a motorized pump installed on the well and fills the containers for the people—what they call the *ashyab*—there is nothing wrong with that; there is nothing wrong with that. However, if he tells them, "Come, bring your *ashyab*, and no pumps or motors, and extract your needs from this well for such and such a price," he says, "No, that is not permissible."
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 046-كتاب البيوع - شروط البيع - 26-1-23 هـ — archive.org (27:15)
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