Carrying water for wudu' when going out to the desert
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it obligatory for one who intends to go out to the desert to carry water for wudu'?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory for one who intends to go to the desert to carry water for wudu'. Because this is an advance action and there is no evidence for it. The one who goes out to tend camels or sheep has water with him, and if he returns to the town, the camels or sheep would be lost. Or one who goes out to gather firewood or grass a long distance away, and if he returns to the town, the purpose for which he went out would be missed. They say this is tayammum, and there is no blame on him, if Allah wills, and he is not required to carry water.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it obligatory for one who intends to go out to the desert to carry water for wudu'?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory for one who intends to go to the desert to carry water for wudu'. Because this is an advance action and there is no evidence for it. The one who goes out to tend camels or sheep has water with him, and if he returns to the town, the camels or sheep would be lost. Or one who goes out to gather firewood or grass a long distance away, and if he returns to the town, the purpose for which he went out would be missed. They say this is tayammum, and there is no blame on him, if Allah wills, and he is not required to carry water.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/16 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (41:06)
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