Tayammum (dry ablution) when fearing the loss of the funeral prayer, the Friday prayer, or the time
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Question:
The view of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) is that if one fears missing the funeral prayer, or missing the Friday prayer, or fears the time expiring, it is permissible for him to perform tayammum, even if water is present. Is this the stronger position?
Answer:
In my view, it is not the stronger position. Allah the Exalted says, “So if you do not find water,” and this is a condition for water. How can we negate this condition and say that one who performs tayammum prays while water is available? This does not appear to be the case. It was an exercise of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) on his part (may Allah have mercy on him), but every person who exercises independent legal reasoning makes a mistake.
The view of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) is that if one fears missing the funeral prayer, or missing the Friday prayer, or fears the time expiring, it is permissible for him to perform tayammum, even if water is present. Is this the stronger position?
Answer:
In my view, it is not the stronger position. Allah the Exalted says, “So if you do not find water,” and this is a condition for water. How can we negate this condition and say that one who performs tayammum prays while water is available? This does not appear to be the case. It was an exercise of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) on his part (may Allah have mercy on him), but every person who exercises independent legal reasoning makes a mistake.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 009 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة / التيمم / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:37)
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