When is tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) permissible in the desert?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: What is the criterion for the absence of water in the desert, for example, that would make tayammum permissible?
Answer:
Yes, if he searches what is with him and finds no water, and searches around him and finds no water, neither from wells nor from rain, and searches nearby and finds nothing. It is obligatory to seek water in his luggage and in its vicinity. If he exerts effort in his luggage and finds nothing, or finds something that is not sufficient except for his own need, such as cooking and drinking, and he searches around him and finds no water, then he performs tayammum. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:43] Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: What is the criterion for the absence of water in the desert, for example, that would make tayammum permissible?
Answer:
Yes, if he searches what is with him and finds no water, and searches around him and finds no water, neither from wells nor from rain, and searches nearby and finds nothing. It is obligatory to seek water in his luggage and in its vicinity. If he exerts effort in his luggage and finds nothing, or finds something that is not sufficient except for his own need, such as cooking and drinking, and he searches around him and finds no water, then he performs tayammum. Allah the Exalted said:
and find no water, then seek clean earth
فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يجوز التيمم في البر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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