Hadith 2353

Whoever said, “The owner of the water has the right to drink till he is satisfied, as the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Superfluous water should not be withheld from others.’”

English source

Darussalam · Volume 3

42 - THE BOOK OF WATERING

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 2353 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 110

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English translation

2353. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Do not withhold the superfluous water, for that will prevent people from grazing their cattle.”(1)

Arabic text

2353 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لاَ يُمْنَعُ فَضْلُ المَاءِ لِيُمْنَعَ بِهِ الكَلَأُ»

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(1) (H. 2353) This Hadith means that if one has a well near which there is a pasture and there is no other source of water in the area, one should not withhold the water from the sheep grazing there, for that would make it impossible for the sheep to graze there as they would be in great need of water after grazing. So, to withhold the water means to prevent sheep from grazing as well. (Faḥ Al-Bārī).