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Sahih al-Bukhari 337 (Book 7, Hadith 4) #333
Performing Tayammum in the Absence of Water

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) performed Tayammum when he did not have access to water.

Narrated Abu Juhaim Al-Ansari: The Prophet came from the direction of Bir Jamal. A man met him and greeted him. But he did not return back the greeting till he went to a (mud) wall and wiped his face and hands with its dust (performed Tayammum) and then returned back the greeting.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَيْرًا، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، مَوْلَى مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي جُهَيْمِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الصِّمَّةِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْجُهَيْمِ أَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ مِنْ نَحْوِ بِئْرِ جَمَلٍ، فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْجِدَارِ، فَمَسَحَ بِوَجْهِهِ وَيَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ‏.‏

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your religious obligations even if you are in difficult situations where resources are limited or unavailable; Strive to find alternative solutions whenever possible so as not to neglect your religious duties; Perform tayamumm when there is no access to water .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of performing tayammum, which is a ritual cleansing with dust or sand, when there is no access to water. It was narrated by Abu Juhaim Al-Ansari that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) came from the direction of Bir Jamal and a man greeted him but he did not return back the greeting until he went to a mud wall and wiped his face and hands with its dust and then returned back the greeting. This shows us that even though it was possible for him to use water for ablution, he chose instead to perform tayammum as an alternative form of purification in order to demonstrate its importance. This hadith teaches us that we should always be mindful of our religious obligations even if we are in difficult situations where resources are limited or unavailable. We should also strive to find alternative solutions whenever possible so as not to neglect our religious duties.

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