Be mindful about religious obligations even in difficult circumstances; look for alternative solutions like tayamumm instead; stroke lightly the earth with your hands and bring them close to your mouth; blow off the dust before passing it over your face and then backs of your hands .

This hadith explains the acceptability of tayammum as a form of ablution for Muslims when water is not available. It was narrated by Sa'id bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza on the authority of his father who said that 'Ammar said so. Shu'ba then demonstrated how to perform tayammum by stroking lightly the earth with his hands and bringing them close to his mouth and blowing off the dust before passing them over his face and then the backs of his hands. He concluded that tayammum was sufficient for a Muslim if water was not available. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful about our religious obligations even in difficult circumstances, such as when there is no access to water, and look for alternative solutions like tayamumm instead.