Tayammum for a person in a state of major ritual impurity when water is unavailable
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The questioner:
The Shaykh Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a group of people abandon the prayer and recite from the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) but do not have access to the messengers, does this affect them or not?
The Shaykh:
If one is unable to perform the full ritual bath, he performs tayammum and prays with it; there is no harm in this, because tayammum takes the place of water, and praise be to Allah. This is as in the story of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was traveling and suffered from a condition, and he feared that bathing with water would harm him due to the cold. So he performed tayammum (may Allah be pleased with him) and led his companions in prayer. When he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this, the Prophet approved of it and did not order him to repeat the prayer. So if a person is in a state of major ritual impurity and does not find water, or finds water but fears harm if he uses it, he performs tayammum and prays, either as an imam or as a follower. In this case, tayammum takes the place of water, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Another questioner:
The first thing is to connect.
The Shaykh:
With the future, with the future. As for what has passed, it is correct. Yes.
The Shaykh Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a group of people abandon the prayer and recite from the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) but do not have access to the messengers, does this affect them or not?
The Shaykh:
If one is unable to perform the full ritual bath, he performs tayammum and prays with it; there is no harm in this, because tayammum takes the place of water, and praise be to Allah. This is as in the story of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was traveling and suffered from a condition, and he feared that bathing with water would harm him due to the cold. So he performed tayammum (may Allah be pleased with him) and led his companions in prayer. When he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this, the Prophet approved of it and did not order him to repeat the prayer. So if a person is in a state of major ritual impurity and does not find water, or finds water but fears harm if he uses it, he performs tayammum and prays, either as an imam or as a follower. In this case, tayammum takes the place of water, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Another questioner:
The first thing is to connect.
The Shaykh:
With the future, with the future. As for what has passed, it is correct. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المياه - 4 — islamhouse.com (29:18)
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