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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) for one who has major ritual impurity and finds water

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The questioner:
We have a call from 'Abd al-Malik from Jeddah. Please, 'Abd al-Malik. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have a first question: if a man works in a place far from his home and sleeps, and he has major ritual impurity, does he perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) or does he perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) in the nearby mosque? All right, the Shaykh will answer.

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth), my brother, as long as he finds water. He must take a ghusl (the full ritual bath) to remove the major ritual impurity from him. It is not permissible for him to pray while he has major ritual impurity. Tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) is not valid in this case as long as the water is near him and he is able to use it. Therefore, he must take a ghusl (the full ritual bath) due to wet dreams. However, note that regarding wet dreams...

The presenter:
A moment, 'Abd al-Malik.

The Shaykh:
Note that if a wet dream does not result in emission, but it is just a wet dream and no water comes out, there is nothing required. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Water is from water.الماء من الماء.
means the water for the ghusl (the full ritual bath) from the water of the wet dream. If no water comes out from him, and he does not find any trace of it on his clothes or on his body, then he does not owe a ghusl (the full ritual bath). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (058) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (17:52)

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