Causing Losses ( Dirar )

إِنَّ الْجَارَ كَالنَّفْسِ غَيْرَ مُضَارٍّ وَ لَا آثِمٍ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A neighbor (in matters of immunity) is like a soul which is not harmed or has not committed sins.’”

إِنَّ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدَبٍ كَانَ لَهُ عَذْقٌ‌[2] فِي حَائِطٍ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ كَانَ مَنْزِلُ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ بِبَابِ الْبُسْتَانِ وَ كَانَ يَمُرُّ بِهِ إِلَى نَخْلَتِهِ وَ لَا يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَكَلَّمَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ أَنْ يَسْتَأْذِنَ إِذَا جَاءَ فَأَبَى سَمُرَةُ فَلَمَّا تَأَبَّى جَاءَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ وَ خَبَّرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Samrah ibn Jundab had a fruit bearing palm tree in the garden of another man from al-Ansar whose house was at the door of the garden and he (Samrah) would pass by when going to his palm tree without permission. The man from al-Ansar spoke to him and asked him to ask for permission wheneve

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْمٍ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ عُيُونٌ فِي أَرْضٍ قَرِيبَةٍ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَأَرَادَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ عَيْنَهُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ بَعْضُ الْعُيُونِ إِذَا فُعِلَ ذَلِكَ أَضَرَّ بِالْبَقِيَّةِ مِنَ الْعُيُونِ وَ بَعْضٌ لَا يُضِرُّ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْأَرْضِ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ فِي مَكَانٍ شَدِيدٍ فَلَا يُضِرُّ وَ مَا كَانَ فِي أَرْضٍ رِخْوَةٍ بَطْحَاءَ[2] فَإِنَّه

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a people whose water fountains in a land are near each other, one of them decides to make his fountain below its original place in which case is harmful to the other fountains but certain ones do not harm due to solidity of earth. He (the I

فِي رَجُلٍ شَهِدَ بَعِيراً مَرِيضاً وَ هُوَ يُبَاعُ فَاشْتَرَاهُ رَجُلٌ بِعَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَجَاءَ وَ أَشْرَكَ فِيهِ رَجُلًا بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ بِالرَّأْسِ وَ الْجِلْدِ فَقُضِيَ أَنَّ الْبَعِيرَ بَرَأَ فَبَلَغَ ثَمَنُهُ دَنَانِيرَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ خُذْ خُمُسَ مَا بَلَغَ فَأَبَى قَالَ أُرِيدُ الرَّأْسَ وَ الْجِلْدَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ هَذَا الضِّرَارُ وَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ حَقَّهُ إِذَا أُعْطِيَ

“About the case of a man who found a sick camel for sale and bought it for ten dirham, then another man came and asked to share for the head and skin for two dirham, but then it was found that the camel was fine and not sick and its price reached many dinars. He then asked the owner of two dirham to take one-fifth of t

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ ع رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ لَهُ قَنَاةٌ فِي قَرْيَةٍ فَأَرَادَ رَجُلٌ أَنْ يَحْفِرَ قَنَاةً أُخْرَى إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ لَهُ كَمْ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمَا فِي الْبُعْدِ حَتَّى لَا يُضِرَّ بِالْأُخْرَى فِي الْأَرْضِ إِذَا كَانَتْ صُلْبَةً أَوْ رِخْوَةً فَوَقَّعَ ع عَلَى حَسَبِ أَنْ لَا يُضِرَّ إِحْدَاهُمَا بِالْأُخْرَى إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَالَ وَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ع رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ لَهُ رَحًى عَلَى نَهَرِ قَ

He (the Imam) signed the answer that said, ‘It is according to a measure that does not cause one to harm the other, by the will of Allah.’ I wrote to him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man who had a flour mill on the canal of a village that belonged to a man and the owner of the village wanted to divert the water to his vi

قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي مَشَارِبِ النَّخْلِ أَنَّهُ لَا يُمْنَعُ نَفْعُ الشَّيْ‌ءِ وَ قَضَى ص بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ أَنَّهُ لَا يُمْنَعُ فَضْلُ مَاءٍ لِيُمْنَعَ بِهِ فَضْلُ كَلَإٍ وَ قَالَ لَا ضَرَرَ وَ لَا ضِرَارَ.

"The Messenger of Allah (sw) judged among the people of Medina regarding the irrigation of palm trees, that no benefit of anything should be prevented. And he judged among the people of the desert that the surplus water should not be withheld to prevent the surplus pasture. And he said: 'There is no harm and no harming

فَقَالَ يَتَقَاسَمَانِ بِحَقَائِبِ الْبِئْرِ لَيْلَةً لَيْلَةً فَيُنْظَرُ أَيُّهُمَا أَضَرَّتْ بِصَاحِبَتِهَا فَإِنْ رُئِيَتِ الْأَخِيرَةُ أَضَرَّتْ بِالْأُولَى فَلْتُعَوَّرْ[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if a man digs a well (a canal) in a hill which reduces the water of an existing well or canal, they must be examined closely. Such tests must be conducted every night to find out which one reduces the water of the other. If it is found out that the second one reduces the water of t

إِنَّ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدَبٍ كَانَ لَهُ عَذْقٌ وَ كَانَ طَرِيقُهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي جَوْفِ مَنْزِلِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَكَانَ يَجِي‌ءُ وَ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى عَذْقِهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا سَمُرَةُ لَا تَزَالُ تُفَاجِئُنَا عَلَى حَالٍ لَا نُحِبُّ أَنْ تُفَاجِئَنَا عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا دَخَلْتَ فَاسْتَأْذِنْ فَقَالَ لَا أَسْتَأْذِنُ فِي طَرِيقٍ وَ هُوَ طَرِيقِي إِلَى عَذْقِي ق

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Samrah ibn Jundab had a fruit bearing palm tree and his path way was through the inside section of the house of a man from al-Ansar. He would come and enter to go to his palm tree without permission. The man from al-Ansar said to him, ‘O Samrah, you continue to take us off guard in a cond