If water is in a pond and a man takes it and purifies it, is it permissible for him to sell it?
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The questioner : If the water is in the pond...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : If the water is in the pond and he takes it and purifies it, filtering the water and returning it to a second location, meaning he filters the water and leaves it in a second location, is he allowed to prevent [others from taking it]?
The Shaykh : Meaning... in vessels
The questioner : Meaning he filters the water, he purifies it and leaves it.
The Shaykh : In tanks, meaning?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Meaning he puts it in tanks that he built.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : That is all, it is his property. Once it reaches the tanks that he built, it becomes his property, the water becomes his property, like a water skin. 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : If the water is in the pond and he takes it and purifies it, filtering the water and returning it to a second location, meaning he filters the water and leaves it in a second location, is he allowed to prevent [others from taking it]?
The Shaykh : Meaning... in vessels
The questioner : Meaning he filters the water, he purifies it and leaves it.
The Shaykh : In tanks, meaning?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Meaning he puts it in tanks that he built.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : That is all, it is his property. Once it reaches the tanks that he built, it becomes his property, the water becomes his property, like a water skin. 'Abd al-Wahhab?