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Book of Distribution of Water

(1) Chapter: Giving water in charity, or as a gift, and whoever thinks that giving water in charity, or as a gift or by way of a testament is permissible, whether it is divided or not

Hadith 2352

Narrated Az-Zuhri:

Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) while he was in the house of Anas bin Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from the well in Anas's house. A tumbler of it was presented to Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) removed the tumbler from his mouth, `Umar was afraid that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) might give it to the bedouin, so he said. "O Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Give it to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your side." But the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gave it to the bedouin, who was to his right and said, "You should start with the one on your right side."