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bayhaqi:1260Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās b. Yaʿqūb > al-Rabīʿ b. Sulaymān > al-Shāfiʿī

[Machine] As for the story of the Bir Buda'a, it is a well that contains a large amount of water and it is spacious. It is thrown into it impurities that do not change its color or taste, and no unpleasant odor is noticeable. It was said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Can one perform ablution from Bir Buda'a while impurities are being thrown into it?" The Prophet ﷺ answered, "The water does not become impure by anything." He clarified that the water in it is like it, as it responds to impurities.  

البيهقي:١٢٦٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ أنا الشَّافِعِيُّ قَالَ

أَمَّا حَدِيثُ بِئْرِ بُضَاعَةَ فَإِنَّ بِئْرَ بُضَاعَةَ كَثِيرَةُ الْمَاءِ وَاسِعَةٌ كَانَ يُطْرَحُ فِيهَا مِنَ الْأَنْجَاسِ مَا لَا يُغَيِّرُ لَهَا لَوْنًا وَلَا طَعْمًا وَلَا يَظْهَرُ لَهُ فِيهَا رِيحٌ فَقِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ بِئْرِ بُضَاعَةَ وَهِيَ يُطْرَحُ فِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُجِيبًا الْمَاءُ لَا يُنَجِّسُهُ شَيْءٌ وَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُ فِي الْمَاءِ مِثْلُهَا إِذْ كَانَ مُجِيبًا عَلَيْهَا