Ruling on Placing a Water Cooler in the Street
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This message reached us from Naif Ghazai al-Atibi. He says in his message that it is actually a bit long, but the handwriting is not clear. However, the gist of it is: I want to install a refrigerator or water cooler in the street during the summer. Since I have a residence located on a public street, and I desire reward from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for myself and my parents, and I am ready to buy the refrigerator, install it, and install its drainage, but the water that comes to it comes from the water utility, is there any problem with that? Or is it obligatory for me to provide the water from a source other than this utility? Knowing that when the bills come due, I will pay them from my own money. Do I have any reward in that or not?
Answer: We do not know of any harm in this; rather, it is a rewarded and appreciated act. This is a good, righteous deed for which he has reward, and his parents have reward. The point is: this is a righteous deed, and we do not know of anything wrong with it. Yes. As long as he pays, and takes the water in a lawful manner from the known water that the government has facilitated, there is no harm. I say: there is no blame on him.
The presenter: There is no blame on him, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Answer: We do not know of any harm in this; rather, it is a rewarded and appreciated act. This is a good, righteous deed for which he has reward, and his parents have reward. The point is: this is a righteous deed, and we do not know of anything wrong with it. Yes. As long as he pays, and takes the water in a lawful manner from the known water that the government has facilitated, there is no harm. I say: there is no blame on him.
The presenter: There is no blame on him, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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