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What is the ruling on digging a pit in the ground for sewage drainage?

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There is no problem with the permissibility of digging pits for sewage drainage, because the basic principle regarding things is permissibility unless there is evidence of their prohibition, and this is agreed upon among scholars. It is stipulated that the digging must be on the person's own property, not on someone else's property or in public places.

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