What is the ruling if there is hardship in seeking water?
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The questioner : In the opinion of the book "Al-Rawdat al-Nadiyyah" by "Siddiq Hasan Khan."
The Shaykh : In whose opinion?
The questioner : The book "Al-Rawdat al-Nadiyyah" by "Siddiq Hasan Khan" states that if there is water in the house, one should not search for water in the neighbor's house, or if he does not find it in the mosque, he should not go to another mosque.
The Shaykh : This is called one who has found water, if he knows that if he asks his neighbor for water, he will give it to him, or if he asks the neighbor of his neighbor, and so on. This is called one who has found water.
The questioner : Is it possible that if he wakes up and finds the water has run out, he knocks on his neighbor's door and asks him for water?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, some people mentioned something similar to what the brother said, which he quoted from Al-Rawdah, stating that if one does not incur hardship, he should not go, for example, to search if it is far away. So, suppose, for example, the brother Abu Abdullah comes to me, for example, the neighbor of my neighbor... he takes the water, do you see this?
The Shaykh : Do you see? There is nothing, so that he takes something less than water.
The student : Good.
Another student: And then, Shaykh, why do I usually... bring it from the mosque.
The questioner : On the assumption.
The Shaykh : This is a hypothetical case.
The questioner : It is a matter of... not a matter of... .
The Shaykh : In any case, the hardship you first mentioned, we must derive something from it, because the examples you mentioned do not represent hardship. So we must now return to the issue of hardship. Suppose a man in the desert looks around and finds no water, but if he goes right and left, and perhaps if he has a map, he believes there is water far from him. In that case, he must consider whether he has a car or not, whether the road is paved or not, and whether he will reach the water before the time expires or not. All these matters must be calculated. If there is difficulty, there is no difficulty in the religion. And if there is no difficulty, but the distance is far such that if he covers it, the time for prayer will expire, he prays.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Meaning, where he is able to, Shaykh? Meaning, the criterion for the issue is ability, is that not so?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : In whose opinion?
The questioner : The book "Al-Rawdat al-Nadiyyah" by "Siddiq Hasan Khan" states that if there is water in the house, one should not search for water in the neighbor's house, or if he does not find it in the mosque, he should not go to another mosque.
The Shaykh : This is called one who has found water, if he knows that if he asks his neighbor for water, he will give it to him, or if he asks the neighbor of his neighbor, and so on. This is called one who has found water.
The questioner : Is it possible that if he wakes up and finds the water has run out, he knocks on his neighbor's door and asks him for water?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, some people mentioned something similar to what the brother said, which he quoted from Al-Rawdah, stating that if one does not incur hardship, he should not go, for example, to search if it is far away. So, suppose, for example, the brother Abu Abdullah comes to me, for example, the neighbor of my neighbor... he takes the water, do you see this?
The Shaykh : Do you see? There is nothing, so that he takes something less than water.
The student : Good.
Another student: And then, Shaykh, why do I usually... bring it from the mosque.
The questioner : On the assumption.
The Shaykh : This is a hypothetical case.
The questioner : It is a matter of... not a matter of... .
The Shaykh : In any case, the hardship you first mentioned, we must derive something from it, because the examples you mentioned do not represent hardship. So we must now return to the issue of hardship. Suppose a man in the desert looks around and finds no water, but if he goes right and left, and perhaps if he has a map, he believes there is water far from him. In that case, he must consider whether he has a car or not, whether the road is paved or not, and whether he will reach the water before the time expires or not. All these matters must be calculated. If there is difficulty, there is no difficulty in the religion. And if there is no difficulty, but the distance is far such that if he covers it, the time for prayer will expire, he prays.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Meaning, where he is able to, Shaykh? Meaning, the criterion for the issue is ability, is that not so?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Go ahead.
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