Chapter on the Ruling Regarding Reserved Areas

Hadith.3416 - Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) ruled regarding a man who sold his palm trees but excluded one palm tree. He ruled that the man had the right to access it for entry and exit, as well as the reach of its fronds."

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Hadith.3417 - Wahb ibn Wahb narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "The protected area (harim) around an ancient well is fifty cubits, unless it is near a watering place or a road, in which case it is reduced to twenty-five cubits."

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Hadith.3418 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The protected area (harim) of a palm tree is the length of its fronds."

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Hadith.3419 - It has been narrated: "The protected area (harim) of a mosque is forty cubits from every side, and the protected area (harim) of a believer in the summer is a span." And it has also been narrated: "The length of a cubit."

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Hadith.3420 - Narrated by Uqbah ibn Khalid from Abu Abdullah (as): Regarding a man who dug a water channel from a mountain, and its water flowed for a year. Then another man came to the same mountain and dug another channel, but the second channel diverted the water of the first channel. Imam (as) said: "They should measure the water flow using the buckets of the well, alternating night by night, to determine which channel has caused harm to the other. If the later channel has harmed the earlier one, then it should be removed." And the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) judged similarly, saying: "If the first channel has taken the water of the second channel, then the owner of the second channel has no claim over the first."

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Hadith.3421 - Imam (as) was asked about a group of people who had springs in a land, with some springs being close to others. One of the men wanted to lower the level of his spring from its original position, but some of the springs, if altered in this way, could harm the others, while some would not cause harm due to the firmness of the soil. Imam (as) said: "Whatever is in a solid, firm ground does not cause harm, but whatever is in a loose, sandy soil will cause harm."

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Hadith.3422 - Imam (as) said: "There should be a distance of five hundred cubits between two wells if the land is solid, and one thousand cubits if the land is loose."

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Hadith.3423 - Al-Hasan al-Sayqal narrated from Abu Ubaydah al-Hadhdha', who said that Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Samurah ibn Jundub had a date palm tree in the orchard of a certain man. Whenever he came to his tree, he would see things related to the man's family that the man disliked being seen. The man went to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and complained about him, saying: O Messenger of Allah (swt), Samurah enters my property without my permission. Would you send for him and command him to seek permission, so that my family can take precautions against him?' The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) sent for Samurah and said to him: O Samurah, what is this matter that so-and-so complains about you, saying that you enter his property without permission and see things from his family that he dislikes? O Samurah, seek permission when you enter.' Then the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: 'Would it please you (Samurah) to have a date palm branch in Paradise in exchange for your tree?' He (Samurah) replied: 'No.' The Prophet said: 'You will have three (branches in Paradise).' He (Samurah) again said: 'No.' The Prophet then said: 'I do not see you, O Samurah, except as someone who causes harm. O so-and-so, cut down his tree and throw it in his face.'"

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