Tayammum in the desert when the time for 'Isha' prayer enters and no water is available
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Sometimes I am in the desert and I have no water. When the time for the 'Isha' prayer enters, is it permissible for me to perform tayammum and pray?
The Shaykh:
Sometimes it is what?
The questioner:
Sometimes I am in the desert and I have no water, so when I enter...
The Shaykh:
If there is water near you that you can reach, you must search for it and seek it. But if the water is far away and you cannot reach it until the time has passed, then perform tayammum and pray. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Sometimes I am in the desert and I have no water. When the time for the 'Isha' prayer enters, is it permissible for me to perform tayammum and pray?
The Shaykh:
Sometimes it is what?
The questioner:
Sometimes I am in the desert and I have no water, so when I enter...
The Shaykh:
If there is water near you that you can reach, you must search for it and seek it. But if the water is far away and you cannot reach it until the time has passed, then perform tayammum and pray. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الدخول في الماء بغير إزار — islamhouse.com (1:00:32)
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