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English translation
67. Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī narrated that he heard someone say to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ: "Water is drawn out for you from the well of Buḍā'ah, while it is a well in which dog carcasses, menstruation rags, and filth are thrown." So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ replied: "Indeed, water is pure, and nothing impurifies it." (Hasan)
Abū Dāwūd said: "I heard Qutaibah bin Sa'eed say that he asked the care-taker of the well of Buḍā'ah how deep it was. He replied: 'The highest level it
reached is below the belly (i.e., if a person stands in it).’ He (Qutaibah) asked: ‘And its lowest level?’ He replied: ‘Below the ‘Awrah (the knees).’”
Abū Dāwūd added: And I too estimated the well of Buḍā‘ah with my Ridā’ (upper wrap). I stretched it out over (the well), then measured it with my forearm, and found that it’s width was six forearm-lengths. And I asked the person who opened the door of the garden and let me in: “Has its foundation changed from what it originally was?” He replied: “No.” And I saw water inside it that was discolored.
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[1] Meaning that items such as these were discarded near it, and some of its source water may have encountered them, not that they were actually thrown into the well.
Commentary
The Buḍā‘ah Well was located in a low-lying area. Strong winds and storm rainwater would sweep filthy things away or blow them over into the well. Filthy things were not deliberately cast into the well.
