The ruling on tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when water is available in distant locations
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There is a mosque, and the water is far from it. Should I perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth), or should I go and perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) from a distance?
It is not permissible for a person to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) unless water is unavailable, such as for a traveler, or if he fears harm from using it, such as a sick person. However, if the water is far from him but close within the town where the mosque is located, he must go to the water, then perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer), and then pray. This is obligatory.
It is not permissible for a person to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) unless water is unavailable, such as for a traveler, or if he fears harm from using it, such as a sick person. However, if the water is far from him but close within the town where the mosque is located, he must go to the water, then perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer), and then pray. This is obligatory.