The Ruling on Repeating the Prayer for One Who Spills Water to Perform Tayammum

The questioner : If a traveler has water with him and spills it before the time for prayer, or passes by water before the time and leaves it, and then finds no water when the time arrives, he performs tayammum and prays, and he does not have to repeat the prayer, because he was not addressed with the command to use it. However, if this happens during the time, there are two views: one is that he must repeat the prayer because he was negligent, and the other is that he does not have to repeat it because he is without water, which is similar to the case before the time.

The Shaykh : The correct view is that repeating the prayer is not required unless he intentionally spills the water in order to perform tayammum. For example, if the weather is cold and he has water with which he could perform wudu, and he says, “I do not want to perform wudu in the cold,” so he spills it in order to perform tayammum, then he must repeat the prayer. But if he spills it, for example, for another reason, and then wants to pray and finds no water, let him perform tayammum, and he is not to be blamed.

The questioner : He walks. It ruins the habit, such is the issue.

The Shaykh : Samurah. It ended with Sarakha, so he left. We ended with your head, you are done with your head now. What is this early?

The questioner : For the one who spills water to perform tayammum because of the cold weather, and no water is found, what does he do? Spilling the water.

The Shaykh : Yes, he must perform tayammum, pray, and repeat the prayer.

The questioner : We repeat it in its place.

The Shaykh : I wish I were accustomed to it when we see it.

The questioner : Even if the time has passed.

The Shaykh : And I am outside the time, yes.