The Ruling on Tayammum (Dry Ablution with Clean Earth) When Water Is Available at a Distance of Five Kilometers
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Question:
This person also asks about the topic of prayer. He says: Once I went out to the desert for a picnic, and the time for the 'Asr prayer entered while I was there. I had no water, and the nearest place with water was a distance of five kilometers away. So I performed dry ablution. Is this correct?
Answer:
If there is no water nearby around you—five kilometers is nearby, a distance you can walk on foot is nearby—then you are required to use water, so it is not permissible for you to perform dry ablution, because the water is nearby around you. Five kilometers is a distance you can walk on foot, which is nearby. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This person also asks about the topic of prayer. He says: Once I went out to the desert for a picnic, and the time for the 'Asr prayer entered while I was there. I had no water, and the nearest place with water was a distance of five kilometers away. So I performed dry ablution. Is this correct?
Answer:
If there is no water nearby around you—five kilometers is nearby, a distance you can walk on foot is nearby—then you are required to use water, so it is not permissible for you to perform dry ablution, because the water is nearby around you. Five kilometers is a distance you can walk on foot, which is nearby. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
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