The amount one takes from the upper end of the water channel
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the person at the upper end of the water channel holds back the water from those after him until he takes what he needs, and this causes harm to those after him because of the scarcity of water, does he take only what prevents the crops from dying, or does he take what he needs up to the knee, even if it causes harm to those after him?
Answer:
He takes what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled, and the person after him has no right except in what exceeds what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled, even if he does not rush.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the person at the upper end of the water channel holds back the water from those after him until he takes what he needs, and this causes harm to those after him because of the scarcity of water, does he take only what prevents the crops from dying, or does he take what he needs up to the knee, even if it causes harm to those after him?
Answer:
He takes what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled, and the person after him has no right except in what exceeds what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled, even if he does not rush.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 066 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / إحياء الموات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:33)
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