Well Purification: Animal Falls and Complete Drainage Rules
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- What is the legal definition of a "small well" (al-Bī'r al-Saghīrah) in Hanafi Fiqh?
- If a single drop of wine or blood falls into a small well, the entire well becomes contaminated, requiring complete drainage.
- What is the ruling if a pig falls into a small well and is extracted alive without its mouth touching the water?
- If a human or a sheep dies in a small well, the well must be completely drained, even if the carcass has not swollen or disintegrated.
- If a small animal (such as a mouse) dies in a small well and swells or decays, what is the required purification?
- If a well is connected to an active spring making complete drainage physically impossible, the requirement for purification is dropped entirely and the water is ruled pure.
- Match the animal falling scenarios with their correct well drainage requirements:
- When complete drainage is impossible, how is the size of the bucket determined to count the 200 buckets?