If I contract major ritual impurity in an extremely cold area, is it permissible for me to perform dry ablution?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: If I contract major ritual impurity in an extremely cold area, is it permissible for me to perform dry ablution?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person contracts major ritual impurity in a place of extreme cold, it is obligatory for him to heat the water. If he is unable to heat it, or if he is able to heat it but finds nothing to shelter him from the cold air, then he may perform dry ablution and pray. When the obstacle is removed, it becomes obligatory for him to perform the full ritual bath. He should not say that dry ablution suffices in place of the full ritual bath, because dry ablution only suffices temporarily until the obstacle to using water is removed. The evidence for this is what is established in "Sahih al-Bukhari" in the long hadith of 'Imran ibn Husayn, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed and saw a man sitting apart who had not prayed with the people. He said: He said: I contracted major ritual impurity and there was no water. He said: Sahih al-Bukhari 348 Then water came, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this man some of it, and said This indicates that removing major ritual impurity by dry ablution is a temporary removal.
Also indicating this is the hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 322Hasan (Darussalam) Yes.
The questioner : Among his questions is one from a student at King Abdulaziz University.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person contracts major ritual impurity in a place of extreme cold, it is obligatory for him to heat the water. If he is unable to heat it, or if he is able to heat it but finds nothing to shelter him from the cold air, then he may perform dry ablution and pray. When the obstacle is removed, it becomes obligatory for him to perform the full ritual bath. He should not say that dry ablution suffices in place of the full ritual bath, because dry ablution only suffices temporarily until the obstacle to using water is removed. The evidence for this is what is established in "Sahih al-Bukhari" in the long hadith of 'Imran ibn Husayn, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed and saw a man sitting apart who had not prayed with the people. He said:
What prevented you?
ما منعك؟Perform Tayammum with clean earth and that will be sufficient for you.
عليك بالصعيد فإنه يكفيكGo and pour it over yourself
اذهب فأفرغه على نفسكAlso indicating this is the hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Clean earth is the Wudu' of the Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years.
الصعيد الطيب وضوء المسلم وإن لم يجد الماء عشر سنين، فإذا وجده فليتق الله وليمسه بشرتهThe questioner : Among his questions is one from a student at King Abdulaziz University.