English translation
2486. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin Mughaffal that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever digs a well, is entitled to forty forearms' length surrounding it as a resting place for his flocks." (Hasan)
Hadith 2486
The Land Around A Well (Which Belongs Only To The Well Owner)
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Darussalam · Volume 3
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الحديث: 2486 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 831
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Source no. 2486 · Volume 5 · Page 486
Hasan
حسن، الصحيحة (٢٥١)
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Arabic text
2486 - حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُكَيْنٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى، ح وحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ الْمَكِيُّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ حَفَرَ بِئْرًا فَلَهُ أَرْبَعُونَ ذِرَاعًا عَطَنًا لِمَاشِيَتِهِ»
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a. When camels are watered, they drink the water and sit down near the well, after a short while they drink again, that is why the adjoining place of the well is reserved for animals, and for this reason, this place is considered the property of the person who owns the well. b. If someone digs up a well at a place which is no one's land, he is deemed to be the owner of that well, in addition to forty fore-arms' length of the surrounding area.