Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى وإذا غلبت النجاسة على الماء فغيرت لونه أو طعمه أو رائحته وجب تطهيره بنزحه إن كان راكدا وبدفعه إن كان جاريا حتى يعود إلى حاله في الطهارة ويزول عنه التغيير، ومن توضأ منه قبل تطهيره بما ذكرناه أو اغتسل من الجنابة وشببها ثم صلى بذلك الوضوء والغسل لم تجزه الصلاة ووجب عليه اعادة الطهارة بماء طاهر واعادة الصلاة، وكذلك إن غسل به ثوبا أو ناله منه شئ ثم صلى فيه وجب عليه تطهير الثوب منه بماء طاهر يغسله به ولزمه اعادة الصلاة. قد بينا في الباب الذي قبله أن ما حل الماء من النجاسة فغير لونه أو طعمه أو رائحته فانه لا يجوز استعماله إلا مع زوال ذلك، وما لم يغير لونه أو طعمه أو رائحته إن كان الماء في غدير أو قليب وكان الماء زائدا على الكر فانه لا ينجس بما يحله، وإن كان ناقصا عن الكر فانه لا يجوز استعماله، وبقي أن ندل على وجوب تطهير مياه الآبار فان من استعملها قبل تطهيره يجب عليه اعادة ما استعمله فيه ان وضوءا فوضوءا وإن غسلا فغسلا وإن كان غسل الثياب فكذلك. قال محمد بن الحسن: عندي ان هذا إذا كان قد غير ما وفع فيه من النجاسة أحد أوصاف الماء إما ريحه أو طعمه أو لونه ،فأما إذا لم يغير شيئا من ذلك فلا يجب إعادة شئ من ذلك وإن كان لا يجوز استعماله إلا بعد تطهيره، والذي يدل على ذلك انه مأمور باستعمال المياه الطاهرة في هذه الاشياء فمتى استعمل المياه النجسة فيجب أن لا يكون مجزيا عنه لانه خلاف المأمور به، ويدل عليه أيضا.

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: If impurity (najasah) dominates water and changes its color, taste, or smell, it becomes necessary to purify it. If the water is stagnant, it should be purified by drawing out the impurity. If it is flowing water, the impurity should be allowed to pass until the water returns to its original pure state and the changes are removed. If someone performed Wudu' (ablution) or Ghusl (ritual bathing) with such impure water before purifying it, and then prayed, their prayer is invalid. They must repeat their purification with pure water and repeat the prayer. Similarly, if a garment is washed with such water or is affected by it, and then one prays in that garment, it becomes obligatory to purify the garment with pure water and repeat the prayer. In the previous chapter, we explained that when water is altered by impurity - its color, taste, or smell - it cannot be used until those changes are removed. If the water is in a pond or a well and exceeds the volume of a kurr, it does not become impure by the impurity entering it. However, if it is less than a kurr, it cannot be used. It remains to clarify that the water of wells must be purified, and if someone uses it before purification, they must repeat whatever act they performed using that water, whether it was Wudu', Ghusl, or washing clothes. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan said: “In my view, this ruling applies if the impurity has changed one of the characteristics of the water, such as its smell, taste, or color. However, if the impurity did not change any of these characteristics, it is not necessary to repeat those acts. Nevertheless, it is not permissible to use the water until it is purified. This is supported by the principle that one is commanded to use pure water for these acts of worship. Therefore, using impure water does not fulfill the obligation, as it contradicts what is commanded. This is further substantiated by other evidence.”

وَ يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ أَيْضاً مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ:« لاَ يُغْسَلُ اَلثَّوْبُ وَ لاَ تُعَادُ اَلصَّلاَةُ مِمَّا وَقَعَ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُنْتِنَ فَإِنْ أَنْتَنَ غُسِلَ اَلثَّوْبُ وَ أَعَادَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ نُزِحَتِ اَلْبِئْرُ».

This is further supported by what the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Hammad, from Mu'awiyah, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: I heard Imam (a.s) say: "A garment is not washed, nor is the prayer repeated, because of what falls into a well, unless it causes a foul odor. If it causes a foul odor, then the garment should be washed, the prayer repeated, and the well should be emptied."

سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلصَّلْتِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَيَتَوَضَّأُ اَلرَّجُلُ مِنْهَا وَ يُصَلِّي وَ هُوَ لاَ يَعْلَمُ أَ يُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ يَغْسِلُ ثَوْبَهُ فَقَالَ« لاَ يُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ لاَ يَغْسِلُ ثَوْبَهُ».

Sa'd ibn Abdullah narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Abu Talib Abdullah ibn al-Salt, from Abdullah ibn al-Mughirah, from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar: Abu Abdullah (a.s) was asked regarding a mouse that falls into a well and a person performs Wudu' (ablution) from it and prays without knowing (about the mouse). Should he repeat the prayer and wash his garment? Imam (a.s) said: "He does not need to repeat the prayer or wash his garment."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ لاَ يُعْلَمُ بِهَا إِلاَّ بَعْدَ مَا يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا أَ يُعَادُ اَلْوُضُوءُ فَقَالَ« لاَ».

Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Aban ibn Uthman: Abu Abdullah (a.s) was asked: "If a mouse falls into a well and it is not known until after Wudu' (ablution) has been performed from it, should the Wudu' be repeated?" Imam (a.s) said: "No."

سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا خَرَجَتْ فَلاَ بَأْسَ وَ إِنْ تَفَسَّخَتْ فَسَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ» قَالَ وَ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَلاَ يَعْلَمُ بِهَا أَ حَدٌ إِلاَّ بَعْدَ مَا يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا أَ يُعِيدُ وُضُوءَهُ وَ صَلاَتَهُ وَ يَغْسِلُ مَا أَصَابَهُ فَقَالَ« لاَ قَدِ اِسْتَقَى أَهْلُ اَلدَّارِ مِنْهَا وَ رَشُّوا».

Sa'd ibn Abdullah narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Ja'far ibn Bashir, from Abu Uyaynah, who said: Abu Abdullah (a.s) was asked about a mouse that falls into a well. Imam (a.s) said: "If it is removed, there is no harm. But if it has decayed, then [remove] seven buckets of water." Imam (a.s) was also asked about a mouse that falls into a well and no one knows about it until after Wudu' (ablution) has been performed from it. Should the Wudu', prayer, and anything that came into contact with it be repeated or washed? Imam (a.s) said: "No, the people of the house would have already drawn water from it and sprinkled it (around)."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ وَأَبِي يُوسُفَ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عُثَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا وَقَعَ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ اَلطَّيْرُ وَ اَلدَّجَاجَةُ وَ اَلْفَأْرَةُ فَانْزَحْ مِنْهَا سَبْعَ دِلاَءٍ» قُلْنَا فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي صَلاَتِنَا وَ وُضُوئِنَا وَ مَا أَصَابَ ثِيَابَنَا فَقَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ».

Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Aban, from Abu Usamah and Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Uthaym, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "If a bird, chicken, or mouse falls into a well, draw seven buckets of water from it." We asked: "What about our prayer, Wudu' (ablution), and what has come into contact with our clothes?" Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm."

وَأَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلْفَأْرَةِ وَ اَلسِّنَّوْرِ وَ اَلدَّجَاجَةِ وَ اَلطَّيْرِ وَ اَلْكَلْبِ قَالَ« مَا لَمْ يَتَفَسَّخْ أَوْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُ اَلْمَاءِ فَيَكْفِيكَ خَمْسُ دِلاَءٍ فَإِنْ تَغَيَّرَ اَلْمَاءُ فَحَدُّهُ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ اَلرِّيحُ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu al-Qasim, from Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Jamil ibn Darraj, from Abu Usamah: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said regarding a mouse, a cat, a chicken, a bird, or a dog that falls into water. Imam (a.s) said:"As long as it has not decayed or the taste of the water has not changed, five buckets are sufficient. But if the water's taste changes, then its limit is until the smell is gone."

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ «مَاءُ اَلْبِئْرِ وَاسِعٌ لاَ يُفْسِدُهُ شَيْءٌ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَيَّرَ رِيحُهُ أَوْ طَعْمُهُ فَيُنْزَحُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ اَلرِّيحُ وَ يَطِيبَ طَعْمُهُ لِأَنَّ لَهُ مَادَّةً».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu al-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazi': I wrote to a man asking him to question Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (a.s) about the matter. Imam (a.s) said: "The water of a well is abundant and is not corrupted by anything unless its smell or taste changes. In such a case, water should be drawn from it until the smell disappears and its taste becomes pure, because it has a continuous source."

وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْكَرِيمِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِئْرٌ يُسْتَقَى مِنْهَا وَ تُوُضِّئَ بِهِ وَ غُسِلَ مِنْهُ اَلثِّيَابُ وَ عُجِنَ بِهِ ثُمَّ عُلِمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيهَا مَيْتٌ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ وَ لاَ يُغْسَلُ اَلثَّوْبُ وَ لاَ تُعَادُ مِنْهُ اَلصَّلاَةُ».

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr narrated from Abd al-Karim, from Abu Basir, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): "A well is drawn from for drinking, Wudu' (ablution), washing clothes, and making dough, and then it is discovered that there was a dead body in it. What should be done?" Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm. The clothes do not need to be washed, nor does the prayer need to be repeated."

قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( وإن مات إنسان في بئر أو غدير ينقص ماؤه عن مقدار الكر ولم يتغير بذلك الماء فلينزح منه سبعون دلاء وقد طهر بعد ذلك). ذكره للغدير مع البئر يريد به غديرا له مادة بالنبع من الارض وما هذا سبيله فحكمه حكم الآبار، فاما إذا لم يكن له مادة فلا يجوز استعماله إذا وقع فيه ما ينجسه متى نقص عن الكر ويدل على ما ذكره.

If a person dies in a well or a pond whose water is less than a kurr and the water does not change as a result, seventy buckets should be drawn from it, and it becomes pure afterward. When mentioning a pond alongside a well, it refers to a pond that has a source of water flowing from the ground. Such a pond has the same ruling as wells. However, if the pond does not have a source of water and something that renders it impure falls into it, it is not permissible to use it if the water is less than a kurr. Evidence supports this ruling.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ وَ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ اَلْمَدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ طَيْراً فَوَقَعَ بِدَمِهِ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَقَالَ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا دِلاَءٌ هَذَا إِذَا كَانَ ذَكِيّاً فَهُوَ هَكَذَا وَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِمَّا يَقَعُ فِي بِئْرِ اَلْمَاءِ فَيَمُوتُ فِيهِ فَأَكْثَرُهُ اَلْإِنْسَانُ يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا سَبْعُونَ دَلْواً وَ أَقَلُّهُ اَلْعُصْفُورُ يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا دَلْوٌ وَاحِدٌ وَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu al-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, and Amr ibn Uthman, from Amr ibn Sa'id al-Mada'ini, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar al-Sabati, who said: Abu Abdullah (a.s) was asked about a man who slaughtered a bird, and its blood fell into a well. Imam (a.s) said: "Draw some buckets from it. If the bird was properly slaughtered (i.e., zaki), then this is sufficient. As for other things that fall into a well and die in it, the most severe is a human, for which seventy buckets must be drawn. The least severe is a sparrow, for which one bucket is sufficient. Anything else falls between these two."

ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( فان مات فيها حمار أو بقرة أو فرس وأشباهها من الدواب ولم يتغير بموته الماء نزح منها كر من الماء فان كان الماء أقل من ذلك نزح كله).

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), said: “If a donkey, cow, horse, or similar animal dies in the well and its death does not alter the water, a kurr of water must be drawn from the well. If the water in the well is less than a kurr, all of it must be drawn out.”

أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَمَّا يَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ مَا بَيْنَ اَلْفَأْرَةِ وَ اَلسِّنَّوْرِ إِلَى اَلشَّاةِ فَقَالَ« كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ» قَالَ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ اَلْحِمَارَ وَ اَلْجَمَلَ فَقَالَ« كُرٌّ مِنْ مَاءٍ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, and al-Husayn ibn Ubaydullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya, from his father Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub, from Ahmad, from his father, from Abdullah ibn al-Mughira, from Umar ibn Yazid, who said: Amr ibn Sa’id ibn Hilal narrated to me, saying: I asked Abu Ja’far (a.s) about what falls into a well, ranging from a mouse and a cat to a sheep. Imam (a.s) said: “For all of these, draw seven buckets of water”. He (Narrator) continued to ask until he asked about a donkey and a camel, to which Imam (a.s) said: “A kurr of water”.

ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( وينزح منها إذا مات فيها شاة أو كلب أو خنزير أو سنور أو غزال أو ثعلب وشبهه في قدر جسمه أربعون دلوا، فإذا مات فيها حمامة أو دجاجة أو ما أشبههما نزح منها سبع دلاء). يدل على ذلك.

Then he, (Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him) said: “If a sheep, dog, pig, cat, deer, fox, or something of similar size dies in the well, forty buckets of water should be drawn. If a pigeon, chicken, or something similar in size dies in it, seven buckets of water should be drawn.” This is supported by related narrations.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ« سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ» قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلطَّيْرِ وَ اَلدَّجَاجَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ« سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ وَ اَلسِّنَّوْرُ عِشْرُونَ أَوْ ثَلاَثُونَ أَوْ أَرْبَعُونَ دَلْواً وَ اَلْكَلْبُ وَ شِبْهُهُ».

father, from al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan ibn Aban, from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id, from al-Qasim, from Ali, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a mouse falling into a well. Imam (a.s) said: “(Draw) Seven buckets of water (to discard).” He (Narrator) continued: I asked Imam (a.s) about a bird or a chicken falling into a well. Imam (a.s) said: “(Draw) Seven buckets of water (to discard).” Then, I (Narrator) asked about a cat. Imam (a.s) said: “Twenty, thirty, or forty buckets (to discard). And as for a dog and its likes.”

قوله عليه السلام والكلب وشبهه يريد به في قدر جسمه وهذا يدخل فيه الشاة والغزال والثعلب والخنزير وكلما ذكر، ويدل عليه أيضا.

His (a.s) statement, "a dog and its likes," refers to those with a similar body size. This includes a sheep, deer, fox, pig, and everything else mentioned. This is also supported by related narrations.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالْإِسْنَادِ اَلْمُتَقَدِّمِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ أَوِ اَلطَّيْرِ قَالَ« إِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُنْتِنَ نَزَحْتَ مِنْهَا سَبْعَ دِلاَءٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ سِنَّوْرٌ أَوْ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ نَزَحْتَ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثِينَ دَلْواً أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ دَلْواً وَ إِنْ أَنْتَنَ حَتَّى يُوجَدَ رِيحُ اَلنَّتْنِ فِي اَلْمَاءِ نَزَحْتَ اَلْبِئْرَ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ اَلنَّتْنُ مِنَ اَلْمَاءِ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me through the preceding chain from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa, from Sama’ah, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a mouse or a bird falling into a well. Imam (a.s) said: "If you retrieve it before it becomes putrid, remove seven buckets of water from the well. If it is a cat or something larger, remove thirty or forty buckets. And if the water becomes putrid to the extent that the foul smell is noticeable in the water, then drain the well completely until the stench disappears from the water."

وليس لاحد أن يقول: كيف عملتم على اربعين دلوا في السنور والكلب وشبههما. وفي الدجاجة والطير على سبع دلاء وفي هذين الخبرين ليس القطع على اربعين دلوا بل انما يتضمن على جهة التخيير؟ وهلا عملتم بغير هذين الخبرين مما يتضمن نقصان ما ذهبتم إليه؟ لانا إذا عملنا على ما ذكرنا من نزح اربعين دلوا مما وقع فيه الكلب وشبهه ونزح سبع دلاء مما وقع فيه الدجاج وشبهه فلا خلاف بين أصحابنا في جواز استعمال ما بقي من الماء ويكون أيضا الاخبار التي تتضمن أقل من ذلك داخلة في جملته وإذا عملنا على غير ذلك نكون دافعين لهذين الخبرين جملة وصايرين إلى المختلف فيه فلاجل ذلك عملنا على نهاية ما وردت به الاخبار، ومما ورد من الاخبار التي يتضمن نقصان ما ذكرناه من عدة النزح ما رواه.

It is not permissible for someone to say: Why did you determine forty buckets for a cat, dog, and similar creatures, while for a chicken and bird, you specified seven buckets? In these two narrations, there is no explicit statement about exactly forty buckets; rather, it is implied as an option. Why did you not act upon other narrations that mention fewer amounts than what you have mentioned? The reason is that when we act upon what we have mentioned, removing forty buckets for what fell in involving a dog or similar creatures, and seven buckets for what fell in involving a chicken or similar creatures, there is no disagreement among our scholars about the permissibility of using the remaining water. Additionally, the narrations that mention less than this amount would be included within this framework. However, if we were to act otherwise, we would be disregarding these two narrations entirely and siding with the disputed ones. For this reason, we acted upon the maximum amount reported in the narrations. Among the narrations that mention lesser amounts for removal is the following report (following hadith).

مَارَوَاهُ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ وَبُرَيْدِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ اَلْعِجْلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ وَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلْبِئْرِ يَقَعُ فِيهَا اَلدَّابَّةُ وَ اَلْفَأْرَةُ وَ اَلْكَلْبُ وَ اَلطَّيْرُ فَيَمُوتُ قَالَ «يُخْرَجُ ثُمَّ يُنْزَحُ مِنَ اَلْبِئْرِ دِلاَءٌ ثُمَّ اِشْرَبْ وَ تَوَضَّأْ».

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Ibn Udhaynah, from Zurara, Muhammad ibn Muslim, and Burayd ibn Mu’awiyah al-‘Ijli, from Abu Abdullah and Abu Ja’far (a.s): Imam (a.s) said regarding a well into which an animal, mouse, dog, or bird falls and dies. Imam (a.s) said: "It should be removed, and some buckets of water should then be drawn from the well. After that, drink from it and perform ablution with it."

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُوسَى اَلْخَشَّابِ عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ كَلُّوبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ يَقُولُ:« اَلدَّجَاجَةُ وَ مِثْلُهَا تَمُوتُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا دَلْوَانِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ شَاةً وَ مَا أَشْبَهَهَا فَتِسْعَةٌ أَوْ عَشَرَةٌ».

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Musa al-Khashshab, from Ghiyath ibn Kallub, from Ishaq ibn Ammar, from Imam Ja’far Al Sadiq (a.s), from his father Imam Al Baqir (a.s): (Imam) Ali (a.s) used to say: "If a chicken or something similar dies in the well, two or three buckets should be drawn from it. If it is a sheep or something similar, then nine or ten buckets should be drawn."

وَرُوِيَ أَيْضًا عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الْفَأْرَةِ وَالسِّنَّوْرِ وَالدَّجَاجَةِ وَالطَّيْرِ وَالْكَلْبِ، قَالَ: فَإِذَا لَمْ يَتَفَسَّخْ أَوْ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُ الْمَاءِ فَيَكْفِيكَ خَمْسُ دِلَاءٍ، وَإِنْ تَغَيَّرَ الْمَاءُ فَخُذْ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ الرِّيحُ.

It is also narrated from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Jamil ibn Darraj, from Abu Usama: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said regarding a mouse, a cat, a chicken, a bird, or a dog: "If it does not decompose or change the taste of the water, then five buckets suffice. But if the water changes, draw from it until the odor dissipates."

وَرُوِيَ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ الْفَضْلِ الْبَقْبَاقِ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فِي الْبِئْرِ يَقَعُ فِيهَا الْفَأْرَةُ أَوِ الدَّابَّةُ أَوِ الْكَلْبُ أَوِ الطَّيْرُ فَيَمُوتُ، قَالَ: يُخْرَجُ، ثُمَّ يُنْزَحُ مِنَ الْبِئْرِ دِلَاءٌ، ثُمَّ يُشْرَبُ مِنْهُ وَيُتَوَضَّأُ.

It is narrated from Al-Qasim, from Aban, from Abu Al-Abbas Al-Fadl Al-Baqbaq, who said: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said regarding a well into which a mouse, an animal, a dog, or a bird falls and dies: "It should be removed, then buckets of water should be drawn from the well, after which it may be drunk from and used for ablution."

وَ رَوَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ اَلنَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْبِئْرِ تَقَعُ فِيهَا اَلْحَمَامَةُ أَوِ اَلدَّجَاجَةُ أَوِ اَلْفَأْرَةُ أَوِ اَلْكَلْبُ أَوِ اَلْهِرَّةُ فَقَالَ« يُجْزِيكَ أَنْ تَنْزَحَ مِنْهَا دِلاَءً فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُطَهِّرُهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى».

It is narrated by Sa‘d ibn Abdullah, from Ayyub ibn Nuh al-Nakha‘i, from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah, from Ali ibn Yaqtin, from Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s), who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a well into which a pigeon, a chicken, a mouse, a dog, or a cat falls. Imam (a.s) said: "It suffices you to draw buckets from it, for that purifies it, Allah (swt) willing."

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ:« إِذَا مَاتَ اَلْكَلْبُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ نُزِحَتْ» قَالَ وَ قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« إِذَا وَقَعَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ أُخْرِجَ مِنْهَا حَيّاً نُزِحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ».

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub, from al-‘Abbas ibn Ma‘ruf, from Abdullah ibn al-Mughira, from Abu Maryam, who reported that Ja‘far said: Abu Ja‘far (a.s) used to say: "If a dog dies in a well, the well should be emptied." Abu Ja‘far (a.s) also said: "If it falls in and is taken out alive, seven buckets should be drawn from it."

ثم قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( وإن ماتت فيها فارة نزح منها ثلاث دلاء، وإن تفسخت فيها أو انتفخت ولم يتغير بذلك الماء نزح منها سبع دلاء).

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, then said: "If a mouse dies in the well, three buckets should be drawn from it. If it decays or swells in the water but does not alter the water itself, seven buckets should be drawn from it."

أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ وَ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ وَ اَلْوَزَغَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثُ دِلاَءٍ».

Narrated by Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id, from Hammad and Fadalah, from Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a mouse and a lizard falling into a well. Imam (a.s) said: "Three buckets should be drawn from it."

وَ رُوِيَ هَذَا اَلْحَدِيثُ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: مِثْلُهُ.

And this narration (H.688) has also been reported by al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id, from Fadalah, from Ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdullah (a.s) with the same content.

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي اَلْخَطَّابِ وَ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى اَلْخَشَّابِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ شَعِرٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ اَلْغَنَوِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ وَ اَلْعَقْرَبِ وَ أَشْبَاهِ ذَلِكَ يَقَعُ فِي اَلْمَاءِ فَيَخْرُجُ حَيّاً هَلْ يُشْرَبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اَلْمَاءِ وَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ قَالَ« يُسْكَبُ مِنْهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قَلِيلُهُ وَ كَثِيرُهُ بِمَنْزِلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ يُشْرَبُ مِنْهُ وَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ غَيْرَ اَلْوَزَغِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُنْتَفَعُ بِمَا يَقَعُ فِيهِ».

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Idris, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Khattab and al-Hasan ibn Musa al-Khashshab, together from Yazid ibn Ishaq Sha‘ir, from Harun ibn Hamzah al-Ghanawi, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a mouse, a scorpion, and similar creatures that fall into water and are removed alive. Is it permissible to drink that water and perform ablution with it? Imam (a.s) replied: “Pour it out three times, whether the quantity is small or large, as they are the same in this regard. Then it may be drunk, and ablution may be performed with it, except in the case of a gecko, for it renders the water unusable.”

هذا إذا لم يكن الفأرة قد تفسخت، فاما إذا تفسخت فينزح من الماء سبع دلاء والذي يدل عليه الخبران المتقدمان اللذان رَوَى أَحَدَهُمَا اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ« سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ». والخبر الذي رواه ايضا اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ أَوِ اَلطَّيْرِ قَالَ« إِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُنْتِنَ نَزَحْتَ مِنْهَا سَبْعَ دِلاَءٍ». وإنما حملنا هذين الخبرين على أن المراد بهما إذا تفسخت الفأرة لئلا تتناقض الاخبار ولا نكون دافعين لما رويناه مما يتضمن ثلاث دلاء وقد جاء حديث آخر دالا على ما ذهبنا إليه.

This applies when the mouse has not decomposed. If it has decomposed, then seven buckets must be drawn from the water, as evidenced by the two preceding narrations. The first of these narrations was transmitted by al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id, from al-Qasim, from Ali, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a mouse that falls into a well. Imam (a.s) replied: “Seven buckets.” The second narration was also reported by al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id, from Uthman ibn Isa, from Sama‘ah, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a mouse or a bird that falls into a well. Imam (a.s) replied: “If it is removed before it rots, draw seven buckets from it.” We interpret these two narrations as referring to the case where the mouse has decomposed to reconcile the apparent conflict in the narrations and avoid rejecting the previously mentioned ruling of three buckets. There is also another narration that supports our interpretation.

أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْمُكَارِي عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا وَقَعَتِ اَلْفَأْرَةُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَتَسَلَّخَتْ فَانْزَحْ مِنْهَا سَبْعَ دِلاَءٍ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Sa‘d ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Uthman ibn Abdul-Malik, from Abu Sa‘id al-Mukari: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: “If a mouse falls into a well and decomposes, draw seven buckets from it.”

فكان هذا الحديث مفسرا للحديثين المتقدمين.

This narration serves as an explanation of the two preceding narrations.

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ« إِذَا مَاتَتْ وَلَمْ تُنْتِنْ فَأَرْبَعِينَ دَلْواً وَ إِنِ اِنْتَفَخَتْ فِيهِ وَ نَتُنَتْ نُزِحَ اَلْمَاءُ كُلُّهُ».

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hashim, from Abu Khadijah: Abu Abdullah (a.s) was asked about a mouse that falls into a well. Imam (a.s) said: “If it dies and does not rot, then forty buckets should be drawn. But if it swells and stinks, all the water should be removed.”

فقوله إذا لم تنتن نزح أربعين دلوا محمول على الاستحباب بدلالة ما قدمناه من الاخبار.

His statement regarding drawing forty buckets if it does not rot is interpreted as a recommendation, based on the evidence presented in the previous narrations.

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ فَصِرْنَا إِلَى بِئْرٍ فَاسْتَقَى غُلاَمُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ دَلْواً فَخَرَجَ فِيهِ فَأْرَتَانِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« أَرِقْهُ» قَالَ فَاسْتَقَى آخَرَ فَخَرَجَتْ فِيهِ فَأْرَةٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« أَرِقْهُ» قَالَ فَاسْتَقَى اَلثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ« صُبَّهُ فِي اَلْإِنَاءِ» فَصَبَّهُ فِي اَلْإِنَاءِ.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa narrated from Ali ibn Hadid, from one of our companions, who said: I was with Abu Abdullah (a.s) on the road to Mecca, and we came to a well. The servant of Abu Abdullah (a.s) drew a bucket, and two mice came out in it. Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: "Pour it out." Then he (the servant) drew another bucket, and a mouse came out in it. Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: "Pour it out." Then he (the servant) drew a third bucket, and nothing came out in it. Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: "Pour it into the container." So he (the servant) poured it into the container.

فأول ما في هذا الحديث ان علي بن حديد رواه عن بعض أصحابنا ولم يسنده وهذا مما يضعف الحديث، ويحتمل مع تسليمه أن يكون أراد بالبئر المصنع الذي فيه من الماء ما يزيد مقداره على الكر فلا يجب نزح شئ منه ثم لم يقل انه توضأ منه بل قال صبه في الاناء وليس في قوله صبه في الاناء دلالة على جواز استعماله في الوضوء ويجوز أن يكون انما أمره بالصب في الاناء لاحتياجهم إليه للشرب وهذا يجوز عندنا عند الضرورة. ثم قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( وإن مات فيها بعير نزح جميع ما فيها فان صعب ذلك لغزارة الماء وكثرته تراوح على نزحه أربعة رجال يستقون منها على التراوح من أول النهار إلى آخره وقد طهرت بذلك، فان وقع فيها خمر وهو الشراب المسكر من أي الاصناف كان نزح جميع ما فيها إن كان قليلا، وإن كان كثيرا تراوح على نزحه أربعة رجال من أول النهار إلى آخره على ما ذكرناه). الدليل على ذلك انه إذا وقع البعير في الماء أو الخمر فقد نجس الماء بلا خلاف فيجب أن لا يحكم عليها بالطهارة إلا بدليل قاطع ولا دليل يقطع به في الشريعة على شئ مقدر فيجب أن ينزح جميعها، ويؤكد ذلك أيضا.

The first point about this narration is that Ali ibn Hadid narrated it from one of our companions without specifying the chain of transmission, which weakens the narration. Even if it is accepted, it may imply that the well referred to was a cistern with water exceeding the amount of a kurr, so it would not require any water to be drawn out. Furthermore, it does not state that he performed ablution with it, but only that he ordered it to be poured into the container. His statement to pour it into the container does not indicate that it was permissible for ablution, but it may have been poured into the container because they needed it for drinking, which is allowed in cases of necessity. Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: “If a camel dies in it, all of its water should be drawn out. If this is difficult due to the abundance and volume of water, four men should take turns drawing water from it continuously from the beginning of the day until the end, and it will be purified by this. If wine falls into it, whether it is from any type of intoxicating drink, all of its water must be drawn out if it is a small amount. If it is a large amount, four men should take turns drawing water from it from the beginning of the day until the end, as mentioned.” The evidence for this is that if a camel or wine falls into the water, it renders the water impure without any dispute. Therefore, it should not be deemed pure except with definitive evidence. Since there is no definitive evidence in the Shari’ah specifying a set amount, all of it must be drawn out. This is further supported by the previous narrations.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا سَقَطَ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ شَيْءٌ صَغِيرٌ فَمَاتَ فِيهَا فَانْزَحْ مِنْهَا دِلاَءً» قَالَ« فَإِنْ وَقَعَ فِيهَا جُنُبٌ فَانْزَحْ مِنْهَا سَبْعَ دِلاَءٍ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِيهَا بَعِيرٌ أَوْ صُبَّ فِيهَا خَمْرٌ فَلْيُنْزَحِ اَلْمَاءُ كُلُّهُ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu Al-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Ahmad ibn Idris, from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar, from Safwan, from Ibn Muskan, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (a.s). Imam (a.s) said: "If something small falls into the well and dies in it, then draw out a number of buckets from it." Imam (a.s) said: "If a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) falls into it, then draw out seven buckets from it. But if a camel dies in it, or wine is poured into it, then all the water must be drawn out."

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلنَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِنْ سَقَطَ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ دَابَّةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ أَوْ نَزَلَ فِيهَا جُنُبٌ نُزِحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِيهَا ثَوْرٌ أَوْ نَحْوُهُ أَوْ صُبَّ فِيهَا خَمْرٌ نُزِحَ اَلْمَاءُ كُلُّهُ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Hasan ibn Aban, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdullah (a.s). Imam (a.s) said: "If a small animal falls into the well or a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) descends into it, seven buckets must be drawn from it. But if a bull or something similar dies in it, or wine is poured into it, then all the water must be drawn out."

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلْبِئْرِ يَبُولُ فِيهَا اَلصَّبِيُّ أَوْ يُصَبُّ فِيهَا بَوْلٌ أَوْ خَمْرٌ فَقَالَ« يُنْزَحُ اَلْمَاءُ كُلُّهُ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Muhammad ibn Yahya and Al-Husayn ibn Ubayd Allah (swt), from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya, from his father Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub, from Ya'qub ibn Yazid, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, from Abu Abdullah (a.s): Imam (a.s) said regarding a well into which a child urinates, or urine or wine is poured into. Imam (a.s) said: "All the water must be drawn out (and discarded)."

فما يتضمن هذا الخبر من ذكر بول الصبي أو صب البول فيه محمول على انه إذا غير طعم الماء أو رائحته لانه متى لم يتغير الماء فان له قدرا مقدرا ينزح منه، ونحن نذكره فيما بعد إن شاء الله تعالى.

As for what this report includes regarding the mention of a child's urine or the pouring of urine into it, it is understood to apply when it changes the taste or smell of the water. However, if the water does not change, then a specified amount must be drawn from it, which we will mention later, if Allah (swt), the Exalted, wills.

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ نُوحِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ اَلْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنْ يَاسِينَ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِئْرٌ قَطَرَ فِيهَا قَطْرَةُ دَمٍ أَوْ خَمْرٍ قَالَ« اَلدَّمُ وَ اَلْخَمْرُ وَ اَلْمَيِّتُ وَ لَحْمُ اَلْخِنْزِيرِ فِي ذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ وَاحِدٌ يُنْزَحُ مِنْهُ عِشْرُونَ دَلْواً فَإِنْ غَلَبَتِ اَلرِّيحُ نُزِحَتْ حَتَّى تَطِيبَ».

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Abu Ishaq, from Nuh ibn Shu'ayb Al-Khurasani, from Yasin, from Hariz, from Zurarah. He said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): "A drop of blood or wine falls into a well." Imam (a.s) said: "Blood, wine, a dead animal, and the flesh of a pig are all the same in this matter. Twenty buckets must be drawn from it. If the odor persists, it must be drawn until it becomes clean."

وَاَلْخَبَرُ اَلَّذِي رَوَاهُ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ كُرْدَوَيْهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْبِئْرِ يَقَعُ فِيهَا قَطْرَةُ دَمٍ أَوْ نَبِيذٍ مُسْكِرٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ أَوْ خَمْرٍ قَالَ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثُونَ دَلْواً».

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Muhammad ibn Ziyad, from Kurdawayh. He said: I asked Abu Al-Hasan (a.s) about a well into which a drop of blood, intoxicating nabidh, urine, or wine falls. Imam (a.s) said: "Thirty buckets must be drawn from it."

فهما خبر واحد ولا يمكن لاجله دفع هذه الاخبار كلها ونحن إذا عملنا على ما تقدم من الاخبار نكون عاملين على هذين الخبرين أيضا لانه إذا نزح الماء كله أو كر منه فقد دخل فيه الثلاثون دلوا، ولو عملنا على هذين الخبرين كنا دافعين لتلك جملة وغير آخذين بشئ من أحكامها فاما ما اعتبره من تراوح أربعة رجال على نزح الماء إذا صعب نزح الجميع يدل عليه الخبر الذي رويناه فيما تقدم عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ هِلاَلٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَمَّا يَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ وَ عَدَّ أَشْيَاءَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ اَلْحِمَارَ وَ اَلْجَمَلَ قَالَ« كُرٌّ مِنْ مَاءٍ»، وإذا كان كثيرا تراوح عليه أربعة رجال على نزح الماء يوما يزيد على كر من ماء ولا ينقص ويجب أن يكون مجزى، ولان تراوح الرجال معتبر فيما يقع في الماء فيغير لونه أو طعمه ويصعب نزح جميعه.

Both reports are essentially one and cannot be used to reject all the other narrations. If we act according to the previous narrations, we would still be acting in accordance with these two reports as well. This is because when all the water is drawn out or a volume equivalent to a kurr is removed, it already includes the requirement of thirty buckets. However, if we act solely based on these two reports, we would be rejecting the other narrations entirely and ignoring their rulings. As for the consideration of four men alternating to draw water when it becomes difficult to empty it completely, this is supported by the narration we previously mentioned from Amr ibn Sa'id, from Ibn Hilal. He said: I asked Abu Ja'far (a.s) about things that fall into a well, listing them until I mentioned a donkey or a camel. Imam (a.s) said: "A kurr of water." When the quantity is large, four men should alternate to draw water for a day, which amounts to more than a kurr and does not fall short. This should suffice. Alternating the men is applicable in cases where something falls into the water and alters its color or taste, making it difficult to remove all of it.

مَا أَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ قَالَ: وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ بِئْرٍ يَقَعُ فِيهَا كَلْبٌ أَوْ فَأْرَةٌ أَوْ خِنْزِيرٌ قَالَ« يُنْزَفُ كُلُّهَا» يَعْنِي إِذَا تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُ أَوْ طَعْمُهُ بِدَلاَلَةِ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنِ اِعْتِبَارِ أَرْبَعِينَ دَلْواً فِي هَذِهِ اَلْأَشْيَاءِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَعْنِي أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« فَإِنْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْمَاءُ فَلْيُنْزَفْ يَوْماً إِلَى اَللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يُقَامُ عَلَيْهَا قَوْمٌ يَتَرَاوَحُونَ اِثْنَيْنِ اِثْنَيْنِ فَيَنْزِفُونَ يَوْماً إِلَى اَللَّيْلِ وَ قَدْ طَهُرَتْ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to us from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Amr ibn Sa'id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar Al-Sabati, from Abu Abdullah (a.s) in a lengthy narration. He said: Imam (a.s) was asked about a well into which a dog, a mouse, or a pig falls. Imam (a.s) said: "All the water must be drawn out." That is if its color or taste changes, based on the indication of what was mentioned earlier regarding the consideration of forty buckets for such cases. Then Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: "If the water overcomes (absorbs) it, then it should be emptied for a day until night. Then a group of people should alternate, two by two, drawing water for a day until night, and it will be purified."

ثم قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( فان بال فيها رجل نزح منها أربعون دلوا). يدل عليه.

Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "If a man urinates in it, forty buckets must be drawn from it." This supports the ruling.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ بَوْلِ اَلصَّبِيِّ اَلْفَطِيمِ يَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَقَالَ« دَلْوٌ وَاحِدٌ» قُلْتُ بَوْلُ اَلرَّجُلِ قَالَ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعُونَ دَلْواً».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Idris, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Al-Hakam, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Abdullah (a.s). He said: I asked Imam (a.s) about the urine of a weaned child falling into a well. Imam (a.s) said: "One bucket should be drawn." I asked: "What about the urine of a man?" Imam (a.s) said: "Forty buckets must be drawn from it."

ثم قال( فان بال فيها صبي نزح منها سبع دلاء). يدل عليه.

Then he, (Shaykh (Al-Mufid)), said: "If a child urinates in it, seven buckets must be drawn." This supports the ruling.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ إِذَا بَالَ فِيهَا اَلصَّبِيُّ أَوْ وَقَعَتْ فِيهِ فَأْرَةٌ أَوْ نَحْوُهَا».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Hamid, from Saif ibn Amirah, from Mansur ibn Hazim. He said several of our companions narrated to me from Abu Abdullah (a.s). Imam (a.s) said: "Seven buckets must be drawn if a child urinates in it, or a mouse or something similar falls into it." Then Imam (a.s) said: "If an infant who has not yet eaten food urinates in it, one bucket must be drawn."

ثم قال:( فان بال فيها رضيع لم يأكل الطعام بعد، نزح منها دلو واحد). يدل عليه خَبَرُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ اَلْمُتَقَدِّمُ وَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ بَوْلِ اَلْفَطِيمِ قَالَ« دَلْوٌ وَاحِدٌ». ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( فان وقعت فيها عذرة يابسة لم تذب فيها ولم تقطع ونزح منها عشر دلاء، وإن كانت رطبة أو ذابت وتقطعت فيها نزح منها خمسون دلوا، وإن ارتمس فيها جنب وجب تطهيرها بنزح سبع دلاء). يدل عليه.

This is supported by the earlier report from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, in which he said: I asked him about the urine of a weaned child, and Imam (a.s) said: "One bucket." Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "If dry feces fall into it, which do not dissolve or break apart, ten buckets must be drawn. But if it is moist, dissolves, or breaks apart in it, fifty buckets must be drawn. If a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) immerses himself in it, it must be purified by drawing seven buckets." This supports the ruling.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ بَحْرٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْجُنُبِ يَدْخُلُ اَلْبِئْرَ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهَا قَالَ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ» وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْعَذِرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَقَالَ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا عَشْرُ دِلاَءٍ فَإِنْ ذَابَتْ فَأَرْبَعُونَ أَوْ خَمْسُونَ دَلْواً».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, and Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Abdullah ibn Bahr, from Ibn Muskan. He said: Abu Basir narrated to me that he asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) who enters a well and performs ghusl in it. Imam (a.s) said: "Seven buckets must be drawn from it." And I asked Imam (a.s) about feces that fall into the well. Imam (a.s) said: "Ten buckets must be drawn from it. If it dissolves, then forty or fifty buckets must be drawn."

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِهَذَا اَلْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلْبِئْرِ تَقَعُ فِيهَا اَلْمَيْتَةُ قَالَ« إِذَا كَانَ لَهَا رِيحٌ نُزِحَ مِنْهَا عِشْرُونَ دَلْواً» وَ قَالَ« إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْجُنُبُ اَلْبِئْرَ نُزِحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me with this chain of transmission from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Safwan, from Al-Ala, from Muhammad, from one of the two (Imams) (a.s): Imam (a.s) said: regarding a well into which a dead animal falls. Imam (a.s) said: "If it has an odor, twenty buckets must be drawn from it." And Imam (a.s) said: "If a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) enters the well, seven buckets must be drawn from it."

وَ بِهَذَا اَلْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْجُنُبُ اَلْبِئْرَ نُزِحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعُ دِلاَءٍ».

And with this chain of transmission, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa’id, from Fadalah, from Al-Ala’, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from one of the Imams (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "If a junub (a person in a state of ritual impurity due to sexual discharge) enters a well, seven buckets of water should be drawn from it."

ثم قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( فان وقع فيها دم وكان كثيرا نزح منها عشر دلاء وإن كان قليلا نزح منها خمس دلاء). فمأخوذ من الخبر الذي.

Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "If blood falls into the well and it is a large amount, ten buckets should be drawn from it; and if it is a small amount, five buckets should be drawn." This ruling is derived from the aforementioned narration.

أَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْبِئْرِ يَكُونُ فِي اَلْمَنْزِلِ لِلْوُضُوءِ فَتَقْطُرُ فِيهَا قَطَرَاتٌ مِنْ بَوْلٍ أَوْ دَمٍ أَوْ يَسْقُطُ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ عَذِرَةٍ كَالْبَعْرَةِ أَوْ نَحْوِهَا مَا اَلَّذِي يُطَهِّرُهَا حَتَّى يَحِلَّ اَلْوُضُوءُ مِنْهَا لِلصَّلاَةِ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي كِتَابِي بِخَطِّهِ« يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا دِلاَءٌ».

The narration was reported to us by the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, through Abu Al-Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from a group of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazi’, who said: I wrote to a man, asking him to inquire from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ridha (a.s) about a well in a house used for ablution, into which a few drops of urine or blood fall, or something like dung, such as droppings or the like. What purifies it so that performing ablution from it for prayer becomes permissible? Imam (a.s) responded in his handwriting in my letter: 'Draw some buckets of water from it.'

وجه الاستدلال من هذا الخبر هو انه قال: ينزح منها دلاء واكثر عدد يضاف إلى هذا الجمع عشرة فيجب أن نأخذ به ونصير إليه إذ لا دليل على ما دونه. ثم قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( فان وقع فيها حية فماتت نزح منها ثلاث دلاء وكذلك ان وقع فيها وزغة).

The basis for inference from this narration is that it says: 'draw some buckets,' and the highest number commonly associated with this term is ten. Therefore, we must follow and adopt this interpretation, as there is no evidence for a smaller number. Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, added: "If a snake falls into it and dies, three buckets should be drawn from it. Similarly, if a lizard falls into it, the same applies."

أَخْبَرَنِي الشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانَ عَنْ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ وَفَضَالَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنِ الْفَأْرَةِ وَالْوَزَغَةِ تَقَعُ فِي الْبِئْرِ، قَالَ: يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا ثَلَاثُ دِلَاءٍ.

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Hasan ibn Aban, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Hammad and Fadalah, from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar. He said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a mouse and a gecko that fall into a well. Imam (a.s) said: "Three buckets must be drawn from it."

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عُثَيْمٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ سَامُّ أَبْرَصَ وَجَدْنَاهُ قَدْ تَفَسَّخَ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ« إِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَنْزَحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعَ دِلاَءٍ» قُلْتُ فَثِيَابُنَا اَلَّتِي قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِيهَا نَغْسِلُهَا وَ نُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ قَالَ« لاَ».

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Al-Hakam, from Aban, from Ya'qub ibn Uthaym. He said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): "We found a gecko (samm abrass) decomposed in the well." Imam (a.s) said: "You only need to draw seven buckets from it." I asked: "What about our clothes in which we have already prayed? Should we wash them and repeat the prayer?" Imam (a.s) said: "No."

وَ سَأَلَ جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اَلْجُعْفِيُّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلسَّامِّ أَبْرَصَ فِي اَلْمَاءِ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ حَرِّكِ اَلْمَاءَ بِالدَّلْوِ».

Jabir ibn Yazid Al-Ju'fi asked Abu Ja'far (a.s) about a gecko (samm abrass) in water. Imam (a.s) said: "It is nothing; stir the water with a bucket."

قال محمد بن الحسن: المعنى فيه إذا لم يكن تفسخ لانه إذا تفسخ نزح منها سبع دلاء على ما بيناه في الخبر الاول. ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( وإن وقع فيها عصفور وشبهه نزح منها دلو واحد). فقد مضى فيما تقدم في حديث عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ اَلْمَدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ ذَكَرَ اَلْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ« وَ أَقَلُّ مَا يَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ عُصْفُورٌ يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا دَلْوٌ وَاحِدٌ» ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( وإن سقط فيها بعر غنم أو ابل أو غزلان وأبوالها لم ينجس بذلك وكذلك الحكم في ارواث ما يؤكل لحمه وأبواله فانه لا يفسد الماء به ولا ينجس الثوب ولا الجسد بملاقاته إلا ذرق الدجاج الجلالة خاصة فانه إن وقع في الماء القليل نزح منها خمس دلاء وإن أصاب الثوب أو البدن وجب غسله بالماء). إذا ثبت بما قدمناه من الآية والاخبار ان ما وقع عليه اطلاق اسم الماء فهو على حكم الطهارة إلا ان يطرأ عليه ما يتيقن انه نجاسة فيجب عليه الاجتناب من استعماله. وهذه الاشياء التي ذكرها ليس في الشريعة ما يمنع من استعمال الماء الذي أصابته أو حلته فيجب أن يكون حكم الطهارة عليه باقيا، وكذلك ما يحكم بملاقاته الثوب عليه بالنجاسة يحتاج إلى دليل شرعي وليس في الشرع دليل على تنجيس هذه الاشياء الثياب فيجب أن يكون حكمها على ظاهر الطهارة، ويؤكد ذلك أيضا من جهة الاثر ما رواه

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan commented: “The meaning here applies if it has not decomposed, because if it has decomposed, seven buckets must be drawn from it, as explained in the earlier report.” Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "If a sparrow or something similar falls into it, one bucket must be drawn." This is supported by what was mentioned earlier in the narration of Amr ibn Sa'id Al-Mada'ini, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar Al-Sabati, from Abu Abdullah (a.s). He said: Abu Abdullah (a.s) was asked, and after narrating the hadith, he said: "The smallest thing that may fall into the well, like a sparrow, requires one bucket to be drawn." Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "If droppings of sheep, camels, gazelles, or their urine fall into it, it does not cause impurity. The same ruling applies to the droppings and urine of animals whose meat is permissible to eat. It does not spoil the water, nor does it make clothes or the body impure by contact with it, except for the droppings of domesticated chickens (dajjaj jalalah). If their droppings fall into a small amount of water, five buckets must be drawn from it. And if it touches the clothes or body, washing with water is required." It is thus established, based on the verse and the narrations previously mentioned, that whatever retains the name of "water" remains pure unless it is definitively contaminated by impurity. In such a case, it must be avoided. As for these cases mentioned, there is no evidence in the Shariah prohibiting the use of water affected by them. Therefore, the ruling of purity remains intact. Similarly, declaring clothes impure by contact with these substances requires a legal proof. Since no such proof exists in the Shariah, the ruling of purity must remain. This is further supported by traditions narrated

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ بِئْرِ مَاءٍ وَقَعَ فِيهَا زِنْبِيلٌ مِنْ عَذِرَةٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَوْ يَابِسَةٍ أَوْ زِنْبِيلٌ مِنْ سِرْقِينٍ أَ يَصْلُحُ اَلْوُضُوءُ مِنْهَا قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ» وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ يَسْتَقِي مِنْ بِئْرِ مَاءٍ فَرَعَفَ فِيهَا هَلْ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا قَالَ« يَنْزِفُ مِنْهَا دِلاَءً يَسِيرَةً ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا».

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn, from Musa ibn Al-Qasim, from Ali ibn Ja'far, from Musa ibn Ja'far (a.s). He said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a well of water into which a basket of moist or dry feces or a basket of manure falls. Is it permissible to perform ablution from it? Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm." And I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who was drawing water from a well and then had a nosebleed into it. Can he perform ablution from it? Imam (a.s) said: "He should draw a few buckets from it and then perform ablution from it."

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ:« لاَ تَغْسِلْ ثَوْبَكَ مِنْ بَوْلِ مَا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu Al-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad ibn Isa, from Hariz, from Zurarah. The both Imam (a.s) said: "Do not wash your clothes from the urine of animals whose meat is permissible to eat."

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَمَسُّهُ بَعْضُ أَبْوَالِ اَلْبَهَائِمِ أَ يَغْسِلُهُ أَمْ لاَ قَالَ« يَغْسِلُ بَوْلَ اَلْفَرَسِ وَ اَلْحِمَارِ وَ اَلْبَغْلِ فَأَمَّا اَلشَّاةُ وَ كُلُّ مَا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَوْلِهِ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Fadalah, from Aban ibn Uthman, from Abd Al-Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah. He said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a man who is touched by the urine of some animals. Should he wash it or not? Imam (a.s) said: "He should wash the urine of a horse, a donkey, and a mule. But as for a sheep and any animal whose meat is permissible to eat, there is no harm in its urine."

قوله عليه السلام: لا بأس ببول كل ما يؤكل لحمه عام ولا يختص الثياب دون المياه يجب أن يكون جاريا على عمومه على كل حال. ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( والاناء إذا وقع فيه نجاسة أو خالطه وجب اهراق ما فيه من الماء وغسله). فالوجه فيه ان الماء إذا كان في إناء وحلته النجاسة بها لانه أقل من الكر، وقد بينا ان ما نقص عنه ينجس بما يلاقيه من النجاسة، ثم ذكر حكم ولوغ الكلب في الاناء وقد مضى الكلام عليه مستوفى. ثم قال أيده الله تعالى( ومن أراد الطهارة بشئ مما ذكرناه فلا يتطهر به ولا يقربه وليتيمم لصلاته فإذا وجد ماءا طاهرا تطهر به من حدثه الذي كان تيمم له واستقبل ما يجب عليه من الصلاة وليس عليه اعادة شئ مما صلى بتيممه على ما قدمناه). فقد مضى شرح ذلك في باب التيمم وفيه كفاية إن شاء الله تعالى. قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى ولا بأس أن يشرب المضطر من المياه النجسة بمخالطة الميتة لها والدم وما أشبه ذلك ولا يجوز شربها مع الاختيار وليس الشرب منها مع الاضطرار كالتطهر بها لان التطهر قربة إلى الله تعالى والتقرب إليه لا يكون بالنجاسات، ولان المتوضي والمغتسل من الاحداث يقصد بذلك التطهر من النجاسة ولا تقع الطهارة بالنجس من الاشياء ولان المحدث يجد في اباحة الصلاة بدلا من الماء ولا يجد المضطر بالعطش في اقامة رمقه بدلا من الماء غيره ولو وجد ذلك لم يجز له شرب ما كان نجسا من المياه. يدل على استباحة شرب هذه المياه في حال الاضطرار ان الله تعالى اباح كل محرم عند ضرورة الا ترى انه اباح اكل الميتة حيث قال تعالى( حرمت عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير وما اهل به لغير الله فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد فلا اثم عليه) فبين أنه لا اثم على متناول هذه المحظورات عند الضرورة وليس كذلك الوضوء لان عند عدم الماء الطاهر انتقل فرضه إلى التيمم بالتراب فلا يجوز أن يستعمل الماء النجس مع ان فرضه في الطهارة في استعمال غيره. قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى( ولو أن إنسانا كان معه إناءان فوقع في أحدهما ما ينجسه ولم يعلم في أيهما هو يحرم عليه الطهور منهما جميعا ووجب عليه اهراقهما والوضوء بماء من سواهما فان لم يجد غير ما اهرقه من الماء تيمم وصلى ولم يكن له استعمال ما اهرقه منهما وحكم ما زاد على الانائين في العدد إذا تيقن ان في أحدها على غير تعيين حكم الانائين سواء). فقد مضى فيما تقدم ما يدل عليه من الاعتبار والخبر، ويدل عليه أيضا.

Imam (a.s) statement, "there is no harm in the urine of any animal whose meat is permissible to eat", is general and not restricted to clothes only. It applies universally in all cases. Then the Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "If a container is contaminated by impurity or comes into contact with it, the water in it must be poured out, and the container must be washed." The reason for this is that if water is in a container and impurity affects it, it becomes impure because it is less than a kurr. We have already clarified that any amount less than a kurr becomes impure upon contact with impurity. Then the Shaykh mentioned the ruling on a dog lapping water from a container, and this has already been explained in detail earlier. The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, further said: "Whoever intends to purify himself using any of the substances we have mentioned should neither purify himself with it nor approach it. Instead, he should perform tayammum for his prayer. When he finds pure water, he should purify himself from the impurity for which he performed tayammum and then resume the obligatory prayers. He is not required to repeat any of the prayers he previously performed with tayammum, as we have already stated." This explanation has already been covered in the section on Tayammum, and it is sufficient, if Allah (swt) wills. The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, said: "There is no harm for a person in dire necessity to drink water that has become impure due to contact with a dead animal, blood, or similar impurities. However, it is not permissible to drink it when there is no necessity. Drinking it under necessity is not the same as using it for purification, because purification is an act of seeking closeness to Allah (swt), and one cannot seek closeness to Him through impurities. Moreover, the one performing ablution (wudu) or ritual bathing (ghusl) does so with the intention of purifying himself from impurity, and purification cannot be achieved with impure substances. Furthermore, someone who lacks water is permitted to pray using Tayammum as a substitute, but someone facing extreme thirst has no substitute for water to preserve his life. If such an alternative existed, it would not be permissible for him to drink impure water." The justification for permitting drinking these impure waters in cases of necessity is based on Allah’s (swt) allowance of forbidden items in cases of necessity. Do you not see that Allah (swt) has permitted eating dead animals in such situations? As Allah (swt), the Exalted, says: "Forbidden to you is dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah (swt). But whoever is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience nor transgressing limits, there is no sin upon him." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:173) This verse clarifies that there is no sin in consuming these prohibited items in cases of necessity. However, this does not apply to wudu (ablution), because if pure water is unavailable, the obligation shifts to Tayammum using soil. Therefore, using impure water is not permissible for purification when there is an alternative for fulfilling the obligation. The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, further said: "If a person has two containers, and impurity falls into one of them, but he does not know which one is impure, he is prohibited from using either for purification. He must pour out both and seek other water for wudu. If no other water is available, he should perform Tayammum and pray. It is not permissible for him to use the water from these containers. This ruling also applies if there are more than two containers, and he is certain that one of them is impure but cannot determine which one. The ruling for multiple containers is the same as for the two containers." The justification for this ruling has already been mentioned earlier, based on reasoning and narrations. This ruling is further supported by related evidence.

مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ إِنَاءَانِ فِيهِمَا مَاءٌ وَقَعَ فِي أَحَدِهِمَا قَذَرٌ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا هُوَ وَ لَيْسَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَاءٍ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ« يُهَرِيقُهُمَا جَمِيعاً وَ يَتَيَمَّمُ».

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah (swt) support him, narrated to me from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Amr ibn Sa'id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar Al-Sabati, from Abu Abdullah (a.s) in a lengthy narration. He said: Imam (a.s) was asked about a man who has two containers of water, and impurity falls into one of them, but he does not know which one it is, and he has no other water available. Imam (a.s) said: "He must pour out both of them and perform Tayammum."

وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ إِنَاءَانِ فِيهِمَا مَاءٌ وَقَعَ فِي أَحَدِهِمَا قَذَرٌ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا هُوَ وَ لَيْسَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَاءٍ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ« يُهَرِيقُهُمَا وَ يَتَيَمَّمُ».

Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Uthman ibn Isa, from Sama'ah. He said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a man who has two containers of water, and impurity falls into one of them, but he does not know which one it is, and he has no other water available. Imam (a.s) said: "He must pour out both of them and perform Tayammum."