Well Purification: Required Bucket Counts and Unknown Time of Death

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• A mouse dies in the well and is removed before swelling. What is the minimum required amount stated in the text?
• If a cat or chicken dies in the well without swelling, 40 buckets are required, and the commentary recommends increasing the amount to 50 or 60.
• Which of the following creatures does NOT contaminate the well water if it dies inside?
• Water frogs and fish contaminate well water if they die in it because they are water creatures.
• Under what condition do animal droppings (like sheep or cow dung) contaminate a small well?
• According to Imam Abu Hanifah's precautionary position stated in the matn, if a dead animal is found un-swollen and its time of death is unknown, how far back is the well treated as impure?
• According to Imam Abu Hanifah's position stated in the matn, a swollen or decomposed carcass of unknown timing is treated retrospectively for three days and three nights.
• Match each animal case with the required amount of water and the recommended increase stated in the lesson.
• What different position of Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad does the commentary record when the earlier time of death is unknown?