The ruling on tayammum due to the scarcity of water for removing minor and major ritual impurity

Question:
From Syria, the questioner Ahmad al-Shafri says: If water is available, and this water is sufficient for wudu' but not sufficient for removing janabah, is it permissible to perform tayammum with earth to remove the janabah, and to perform wudu' with water for every prayer?

Answer:
Yes, if the water is scarce such that he cannot complete the ghusl with it, he performs wudu' for the prayer, and performs tayammum for the rest; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And this is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Taghabun: 16]. So if the water is scarce, he performs wudu' with it and performs tayammum. From this is the story of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) when the cold became severe for him and he feared for himself; he performed wudu' and then performed tayammum for the janabah. So if the water is scarce, he performs wudu' from it and performs tayammum for the janabah. Likewise, if the water he has is not sufficient for him except for drinking and eating, he performs tayammum for the janabah and other things, and that is sufficient.
The point is: he does what he is able to. If the water is scarce and he is unable to perform ghusl with it, he performs wudu' from it. And if the wudu' is also difficult for him because the water is scarce, he does not perform wudu' and leaves it for drinking, and performs tayammum, and praise be to Allah.

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