What is the criterion for the permissibility of tayammum?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: Some of the young men go out to the desert, and this desert, O Shaykh, is not far away.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Not far away means it does not exceed ten kilometers. When the time for prayer comes, they perform tayammum and then pray. Is their action permissible, O Shaykh, and what is the criterion for the permissibility of tayammum?
The Shaykh : The criterion is that there is no water available and that seeking water would be difficult for them. In my opinion, ten kilometers is not difficult, neither in terms of going to perform wudu' nor in terms of carrying water with them in a barrel or a small tank to perform wudu' with.
The questioner : So they are required to return, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : They are required to go and perform wudu', because ten kilometers by car is ten minutes.
The questioner : Ten kilometers or more, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In any case, if the water is nearby, they must perform wudu' with water, either by carrying it or by going to it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I bear witness to Allah regarding my love for you in Him.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you in the One in whom you loved me, and may He make us all among His beloved.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Not far away means it does not exceed ten kilometers. When the time for prayer comes, they perform tayammum and then pray. Is their action permissible, O Shaykh, and what is the criterion for the permissibility of tayammum?
The Shaykh : The criterion is that there is no water available and that seeking water would be difficult for them. In my opinion, ten kilometers is not difficult, neither in terms of going to perform wudu' nor in terms of carrying water with them in a barrel or a small tank to perform wudu' with.
The questioner : So they are required to return, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : They are required to go and perform wudu', because ten kilometers by car is ten minutes.
The questioner : Ten kilometers or more, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In any case, if the water is nearby, they must perform wudu' with water, either by carrying it or by going to it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I bear witness to Allah regarding my love for you in Him.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you in the One in whom you loved me, and may He make us all among His beloved.