Building A Well

Building a Well – الصدقة الجارية

The Prophet said:

غُفِرَ لاِمْرَأَةٍ مُومِسَةٍ مَرَّتْ بِكَلْبٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَكِيٍّ يَلْهَثُ، قَالَ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ، فَنَزَعَتْ خُفَّهَا، فَأَوْثَقَتْهُ بِخِمَارِهَا، فَنَزَعَتْ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِذَلِكَ
“A prostitute was forgiven by God, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it.
So, Allah forgave her because of that.”

[Sahih Bukhari, 3321].
https://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/127

Imam al-Qurtubi commented on this in his Tafsir (7/215):

من كثرت ذنوبه فعليه بسقي الماء
“If someone’s sins have increased, he/she should provide water to others.”

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If there is so much reward in giving water to a dog, how about providing water to humans?

If you build a well in deprived areas – you will get its rewards, even if a dog or a bird drinks from its water.

It’s not even expensive in some parts of the world, especially if you build a simple well.

And if 4-5 people come together, they can split the costs and build a well, every month – without getting hit financially.