Tayammum for the one who is able to reach water before the time expires
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person enters the time for prayer and he has no water, but he is able to reach water before the time expires. Is it permissible for him to perform tayammum?
Answer:
The jurists have stated that he is required to seek water in his luggage and in his vicinity, and by implication, as long as he is able to reach water within the time, he is required to do so. This is if the water is on his path, whether he is going or coming. As for saying, "Leave your place, leave your house, abandon your belongings, and go get water," we do not burden him with that. But if he is traveling on the road and is approaching the end of the time, he waits. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person enters the time for prayer and he has no water, but he is able to reach water before the time expires. Is it permissible for him to perform tayammum?
Answer:
The jurists have stated that he is required to seek water in his luggage and in his vicinity, and by implication, as long as he is able to reach water within the time, he is required to do so. This is if the water is on his path, whether he is going or coming. As for saying, "Leave your place, leave your house, abandon your belongings, and go get water," we do not burden him with that. But if he is traveling on the road and is approaching the end of the time, he waits. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اشتراط دخول الوقت للتيمم — islamhouse.com (49:32)
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