The ruling on carrying water for wudu' for the traveler
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, I am a camel herder. Is it obligatory for me, as a traveler to the desert who moves about in the desert, to carry water with me for wudu'? And is the prayer permissible if one leaves off wudu' on some days?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] to the end of the verse. And He said in the verse: “Have you not found water to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth)?” So if you do not find water, or if you have a little water that is not sufficient for your ritual purity or your need, then you keep it for your need and perform tayammum. You keep it for your need and perform tayammum. And all praise is due to Allah. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, I am a camel herder. Is it obligatory for me, as a traveler to the desert who moves about in the desert, to carry water with me for wudu'? And is the prayer permissible if one leaves off wudu' on some days?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/130 — archive.org (4:52)
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