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Sunan an-Nasai 314 (Book 1, Hadith 315) #14921
Performing Tayammum in the Absence of Water

SUMMARY: Allah revealed a concession allowing Muslims to perform Tayammum with clean earth when water is not available.

It was narrated that 'Ammar said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stopped to rest at the end of the night in Uwlat Al-Jaish. His wife 'Aishah was with him and her necklace of Zifar beads 1 broke and fell. The army was detained looking for that necklace of hers until the break of the light of dawn and the people had no water with them. Abu Bakr got angry with her and said: 'You have detained the people and they do not have any water'. Then Allah the Mighty and Sublime revealed the concession allowing Tayammum with clean earth. So the Muslims got up with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and struck with their hands, then they raised their hands and did not strike them together to knock off any dust, then they wiped their faces and arms up to the shoulders, and from the inner side of their of their arms up to the armpits". 1 Black and white Yemeni beads.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ عَرَّسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِأُولاَتِ الْجَيْشِ وَمَعَهُ عَائِشَةُ زَوْجَتُهُ فَانْقَطَعَ عِقْدُهَا مِنْ جَزْعِ ظِفَارِ فَحُبِسَ النَّاسُ ابْتِغَاءَ عِقْدِهَا ذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ وَلَيْسَ مَعَ النَّاسِ مَاءٌ فَتَغَيَّظَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ حَبَسْتِ النَّاسَ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ رُخْصَةَ التَّيَمُّمِ بِالصَّعِيدِ قَالَ فَقَامَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَضَرَبُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمُ الأَرْضَ ثُمَّ رَفَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَنْفُضُوا مِنَ التُّرَابِ شَيْئًا فَمَسَحُوا بِهَا وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَيْدِيَهُمْ إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ وَمِنْ بُطُونِ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِلَى الآبَاطِ
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cleanearth  *  concession  *  tayammum

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow religious obligations such as prayer even if there is no access to water

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about a situation where the Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aishah, were travelling with an army and her necklace of Zifar beads broke and fell. The army stopped looking for it until the break of dawn, but they did not have any water with them. Abu Bakr got angry at Aishah for detaining the people without water. Then Allah revealed a concession allowing Muslims to perform Tayammum with clean earth when water is not available. This means that instead of using water to purify themselves before prayer, they can use clean earth by striking their hands on it then wiping their faces and arms up to their shoulders and from the inner side of their arms up to their armpits. This hadith teaches us that Allah is merciful towards His people even in difficult situations like this one where there was no access to water but still wanted them to be able to fulfill religious obligations such as prayer.

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