When Water Is Unavailable: Tayammum or Going to the Sea
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When water runs out in our area, we cannot find water for wudu, but the sea is about ten minutes away on foot. Which is preferable: performing tayammum or going to the sea?
Answer:
By Allah, as long as it is ten minutes, which is close, the jurists say that it is obligatory for him to seek water in its vicinity and nearness, in his water skin. This is close; you can quench your thirst from it, or fill your tank from it, or you have nothing with you. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When water runs out in our area, we cannot find water for wudu, but the sea is about ten minutes away on foot. Which is preferable: performing tayammum or going to the sea?
Answer:
By Allah, as long as it is ten minutes, which is close, the jurists say that it is obligatory for him to seek water in its vicinity and nearness, in his water skin. This is close; you can quench your thirst from it, or fill your tank from it, or you have nothing with you. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، المقدمة، وأول كتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (1:05:12)
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