A traveler enters the time of prayer and has no water; is tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) permissible for him, even though he will pass by a place with water in about a hundred kilometers?
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The questioner : Regarding the road to Riyadh, as you can see, there are places with water every 100 km. But if a person enters the time of prayer, he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth), even though usually there are rest stops with water after 100 km. Is his tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) sufficient?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the time of prayer enters for a traveler and he has no water, there is no blame on him for performing tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth). But the scholars say: if he expects to find water before the end of the time, it is better to delay it; it is better to delay it.
The questioner : And is it obligatory to carry water, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Some scholars said: it is obligatory to carry water if it does not harm him. And now, in reality, carrying water does not harm him, because he can take it in a gallon or two gallons, even in a small car.
The questioner : We told some of the brothers, "Let us take a gallon with us," and he said, "It is not needed."
The Shaykh : It is better to take it.
The questioner : Better?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the time of prayer enters for a traveler and he has no water, there is no blame on him for performing tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth). But the scholars say: if he expects to find water before the end of the time, it is better to delay it; it is better to delay it.
The questioner : And is it obligatory to carry water, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Some scholars said: it is obligatory to carry water if it does not harm him. And now, in reality, carrying water does not harm him, because he can take it in a gallon or two gallons, even in a small car.
The questioner : We told some of the brothers, "Let us take a gallon with us," and he said, "It is not needed."
The Shaykh : It is better to take it.
The questioner : Better?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.