The ruling on delaying the Zuhr prayer until 'Asr when water is unavailable
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Question:
The questioner: O Shaykh Salih, if a traveler reaches the time for the Zuhr prayer and has no water, and then delays the prayer until 'Asr and finds water, does he pray Zuhr with tayammum?
Answer:
The Shaykh: He has a choice. If he wishes, he may pray Zuhr with tayammum, and praise be to Allah. Tayammum takes the place of water when water is unavailable or when one is unable to use it. If he wishes, he may delay it and pray it together with 'Asr, as long as he is a traveler. He may combine them by advancing the later prayer or by delaying the earlier one. Yes.
The questioner: O Shaykh Salih, if a traveler reaches the time for the Zuhr prayer and has no water, and then delays the prayer until 'Asr and finds water, does he pray Zuhr with tayammum?
Answer:
The Shaykh: He has a choice. If he wishes, he may pray Zuhr with tayammum, and praise be to Allah. Tayammum takes the place of water when water is unavailable or when one is unable to use it. If he wishes, he may delay it and pray it together with 'Asr, as long as he is a traveler. He may combine them by advancing the later prayer or by delaying the earlier one. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/106 — archive.org (8:47)
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