The presence of water during prayer while performing tayammum
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The questioner:
Yes, something. So I say to you, praise to your Lord, Allah. It is from those who enter.
The Shaykh:
If water is found while one is in the middle of the prayer, the prayer becomes invalid. It becomes invalid if the water is found before the prayer or during it. It is only valid if the water is not found until after the prayer has ended. For this reason, there is a riddle among the jurists. They say: "The donkey brayed, so the prayer became invalid." Does the braying of a donkey invalidate the prayer? If you are asked and told, "Does the braying of a donkey invalidate the prayer?" and you say "No," the answer is not correct. And if you say "Yes," the answer is not correct. You must qualify your answer. What does this mean? It means that when the donkey brays, it is evidence that water is present, because the donkey is given water to drink in response to its braying. Its braying is evidence of the presence of water. So if it brays while you are praying, your prayer becomes invalid because the water has become present. Yes.
Yes, something. So I say to you, praise to your Lord, Allah. It is from those who enter.
The Shaykh:
If water is found while one is in the middle of the prayer, the prayer becomes invalid. It becomes invalid if the water is found before the prayer or during it. It is only valid if the water is not found until after the prayer has ended. For this reason, there is a riddle among the jurists. They say: "The donkey brayed, so the prayer became invalid." Does the braying of a donkey invalidate the prayer? If you are asked and told, "Does the braying of a donkey invalidate the prayer?" and you say "No," the answer is not correct. And if you say "Yes," the answer is not correct. You must qualify your answer. What does this mean? It means that when the donkey brays, it is evidence that water is present, because the donkey is given water to drink in response to its braying. Its braying is evidence of the presence of water. So if it brays while you are praying, your prayer becomes invalid because the water has become present. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب التيمم — islamhouse.com (49:26)
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