Water; Its Purity and Impurity

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 2
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 2

Water; Its Purity and Impurity

وَ سَأَلَ كُرْدَوَيْهِ اَلْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ بِئْرٍ يَدْخُلُهَا مَاءُ اَلطَّرِيقِ فِيهِ اَلْبَوْلُ وَ اَلْعَذِرَةُ وَ أَبْوَالُ اَلدَّوَابِّ وَ أَرْوَاثُهَا وَ خُرْءُ اَلْكِلاَبِ فَقَالَ «يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثُونَ دَلْواً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُبْخِرَةً».
Kurdawiyah al-Hamdani asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام about a well into which water from the road flows, containing urine, feces, animal urine and droppings, and dog excrement. Imam عليه السلام said: "Thirty buckets should be drawn from it, especially if it has a bad odor”.
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