The Criterion for Searching for Water and Resorting to Tayammum
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the criterion for searching for water and resorting to tayammum? Does the mere absence of water at the time of entering prayer obligate a person to perform tayammum? Is he required to search for water around him? Is he required to seek water in his vicinity and nearby?
Answer:
So, if he is certain that he has despaired of finding it, then he may do so. As for being obligated to go and fetch water from a distant place, no, he seeks it in his vicinity. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the criterion for searching for water and resorting to tayammum? Does the mere absence of water at the time of entering prayer obligate a person to perform tayammum? Is he required to search for water around him? Is he required to seek water in his vicinity and nearby?
Answer:
So, if he is certain that he has despaired of finding it, then he may do so. As for being obligated to go and fetch water from a distant place, no, he seeks it in his vicinity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [94\ 3436] ضابط البحث عن الماء والعدول للتيمم | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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