Bir Rumah

Bir Rumah
Native name Bir Rumah بئر رومة (Arabic)
Location of Bir Rumah in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Location	Medina
Coordinates	24°29′38″N 39°35′58″E / 24.49398°N 39.59954°E / 24.49398; 39.59954

Bir Rumah, also known as Bir Uthman, (Arabic: بئر رومة) is a well located in the Al-Aqiq area northwest of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.^[1][2]

• Bir Rumah was named after a man from the Muzaynah tribe called Rumah, who owned it before Islam. It was considered one of the most famous water sources during the Prophet's era in Medina.^[3]
• It was called Bir Uthman because it became a charitable endowment for Muslims after Uthman ibn Affan purchased it and made its water freely available to the people.^[4]

Importance of the well during the time of the prophet are:

• The well had sweet, fresh water, and it was privately owned; its water was sold to people for a price.^[5]
• Uthman bought it and made it a waqf (charitable endowment).^[6]
• It is considered one of the most significant endowments established by the Companions.^[7]

• It still exists, its location is known, and it is considered one of the historical sites in Madinah.
• It is part of the endowments of Uthman ibn Affan that have remained through the centuries.^[8]

• Medina
• Sacred waters

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