If a man has only a small amount of water, sufficient only to wipe his limbs, is wiping alone permissible?

The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : If a man has only a small amount of water that is not sufficient to wash his limbs but is sufficient only to wipe them without washing them, is this permissible?

The Shaykh : Yes, if a person has only a small amount of water that is not enough to wash the limbs but is enough to wipe them, he must perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth), because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has made washing the limbs obligatory, not wiping them. So if he is unable to perform the obligatory act, he performs tayammum.