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The Virtue Of Giving Water In Charity

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Darussalam · Volume 5

Chapters On Etiquette

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الحديث: 3684 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1214

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3684. It was narrated that Sa'd bin 'Ubâdah said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, what charity is best?' He said: 'Giving water to drink.'" (Da'if)

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3684 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، صَاحِبِ الدَّسْتُوَائِيِّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ»

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a. Giving drinking water is a great good deed, whether it is in the form of fixing a tap or digging a well, or dedicating a water cooler for people, or by putting a pot with drinking water for public use, or even giving a glass of water to a thirsty person. All the aforementioned actions are deemed as good deeds. b. Withholding excess water from a needy person is a great major sin. c. Water should not be wasted during its use.