Tayammum in the desert when water is present
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The questioner:
Sometimes, in the desert, one gets up to pray and there is no water?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean?
The questioner:
We are in the desert, yes. The time for the Maghrib prayer has passed, and there is no water. Or rather, the mosques are not far from us, except for those that are like it. So they were ordered to keep it secret and pray, because if they entered [the mosque], each one would pray in his own house.
The Shaykh:
No, tayammum is not valid for them because they have access to water. If there is a person with them, they can measure this; the water is present. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[An-Nisa 4:43] This kilo [of water] is present. The scholars say that it is obligatory to seek water in the vicinity, and if one person indicates it, that is sufficient. This kilo is close, yes. Therefore, it is not permissible for them to perform tayammum. They must fear Allah, perform wudu with water, and pray the prayer in the prescribed manner.
Sometimes, in the desert, one gets up to pray and there is no water?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean?
The questioner:
We are in the desert, yes. The time for the Maghrib prayer has passed, and there is no water. Or rather, the mosques are not far from us, except for those that are like it. So they were ordered to keep it secret and pray, because if they entered [the mosque], each one would pray in his own house.
The Shaykh:
No, tayammum is not valid for them because they have access to water. If there is a person with them, they can measure this; the water is present. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
and find no water, then seek clean earth
فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 15 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / التجوز في القول وترك التكلف والتنطع/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة — youtube.com (1:07:15)
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