[Machine] I was sitting with Abdullah and Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, and Abu Musa said to Abdullah, "If a person cannot find water, should they not pray?" Abdullah replied, "No." Abu Musa then said, "Do you not remember when 'Ammaar said to Umar, 'Do you not remember when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent both of us with some camels, and I experienced janabah (major ritual impurity) and I rolled in the sand? When I returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him, he laughed and said, 'It would have been sufficient for you to do this,' and he struck his hands on the ground and wiped them and made one wiping on his face with one strike?" Abdullah replied, "No doubt, I never saw Umar satisfied with that." Abu Musa said, "How about this verse from Surah An-Nisa, 'And if you do not find water, then seek clean earth.'?" Abdullah replied, "Abdullah did not know what to say, and he said, 'If we allowed them to perform Tayammum (dry ablution) in such a situation, one of them might not perform Tayammum if water dripped on their skin.' Affaan said, 'Yahya, the son of Sa'id, disagreed with him.' So I asked Hafs bin Ghiyyath, who said, 'Al-A'mash narrated to us from Salamah bin Kuhail, who mentioned Abu Wa'il.'"

Translation: I was sitting with Abdullah and Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, and Abu Musa said to Abdullah, "If a person cannot find water, should they not pray?" Abdullah replied, "No." Abu Musa then said, "Do you not remember when 'Ammaar said to Umar, 'Do you not remember when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent both of us with some camels, and I experienced janabah (major ritual impurity) and I rolled in the sand? When I returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him, he laughed and said, 'It would have been sufficient for you to do this,' and he struck his hands on the ground and wiped them and made one wiping on his face with one strike?" Abdullah replied, "No doubt, I never saw Umar satisfied with that." Abu Musa said, "How about this verse from Surah An-Nisa, 'And if you do not find water, then seek clean earth.'?" Abdullah replied, "Abdullah did not know what to say, and he said, 'If we allowed them to perform Tayammum (dry ablution) in such a situation, one of them might not perform Tayammum if water dripped on their skin.' Affaan said, 'Yahya, the son of Sa'id, disagreed with him.' So I asked Hafs bin Ghiyyath, who said, 'Al-A'mash narrated to us from Salamah bin Kuhail, who mentioned Abu Wa'il.'"  

كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى لِعَبْدِ اللهِ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ؟ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ لَا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى أَمَا تَذْكُرُ إِذْ قَالَ عَمَّارٌ لِعُمَرَ أَلَا تَذْكُرُ إِذْ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِيَّاكَ فِي إِبِلٍ فَأَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَتَمَرَّغْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرْتُهُ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ هَكَذَا وَضَرَبَ بِكَفَّيْهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ كَفَّيْهِ جَمِيعًا وَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ مَسْحَةً وَاحِدَةً بِضَرْبَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ لَا جَرَمَ مَا رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ قَنَعَ بِذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى فَكَيْفَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ {فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًاطَيِّبًا} [النساء 43] ؟ قَالَ فَمَا دَرَى عَبْدُ اللهِ مَا يَقُولُ وَقَالَ لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي التَّيَمُّمِ لَأَوْشَكَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِنْ بَرَدَ الْمَاءُ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمَ قَالَ عَفَّانُ وَأَنْكَرَهُ يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ فَسَأَلْتُ حَفْصَ بْنَ غِيَاثٍ فَقَالَ كَانَ الْأَعْمَشُ يُحَدِّثُنَا بِهِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ وَذَكَرَ أَبَا وَائِلٍ  

[Machine] I was sitting with Abdullah and Abu Musa when Abu Musa said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, if a person avoids [using water] and does not find water, can he still pray?" He replied, "No." Abu Musa then asked, "Have you not heard the statement of Ammar to Umar? He said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with you and I could not find water, so I performed tayammum and then we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him. He said, 'It would have been sufficient for you to do this,' and he wiped his face and hands once." Abu Musa then said, "I did not see Umar satisfied with that." Abu Musa asked, "So what do you do with this verse: 'But if you cannot find water, then seek clean earth and wipe your faces and your hands [therewith].'" (Quran, 4:43) Abu Abdur Rahman replied, "If we were to allow that for them, then one of them, when he finds cold water, would wipe on the earth." Al-A'mash said, "I said to my brother, 'He only dislikes it for this reason.'"  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّجُلُ يُجْنِبُ وَلَا يَجِدُ الْمَاءَ أَيُصَلِّي ؟ قَالَ لَاقَالَ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَ عَمَّارٍ لِعُمَرَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنِي أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَتَمَعَّكْتُ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا وَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَرَ عُمَرَ قَنَعَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا} [النساء 43] ؟ قَالَ إِنَّا لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِذَا وَجَدَ الْمَاءَ الْبَارِدَ تَمَسَّحَ بِالصَّعِيدِ قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ فَقُلْتُ لِشَقِيقٍ فَمَا كَرِهَهُ إِلَّا لِهَذَا  

[Machine] "I was sitting with Abdullah and Abu Musa. Abu Musa said, 'O Abu Abdur-Rahman, if a person cannot find water, should he still pray?' I said, 'No.' Abu Musa said, 'Do you not remember the statement of Ammar to Umar? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent both of us, and I became junub and had to perform tayammum with soil. Then I went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him about it, and he said, 'It would have been sufficient for you to do this,' and he struck his hand on the ground and rubbed his face and hands with it.'"

I have not seen Umar compromising on this. He said, 'What will you do with this verse: "So if you do not find water, then purify yourselves with clean earth"?' He said, 'If we granted permission to them in this matter, then whenever one of them found cold water, he would perform tayammum with the earth.' Ya'la narrated this from Al-A'mash who said, 'I said to my brother (Ammar), "This was only because of this."'  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّجُلُ يُجْنِبُ فَلَا يَجِدُ الْمَاءَ أَيُصَلِّي؟ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ أَمَا تَذْكُرُ قَوْلَ عَمَّارٍ لِعُمَرَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَتَمَعَّكْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا وَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ» فَقَالَ لَمْ أَرَ عُمَرَ قَنَعَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَمَا تَصْنَعُ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا} فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّا لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِذَا وَجَدَ بَرْدَ الْمَاءِ تَيَمَّمَ بِالصَّعِيدِ» زَادَ يَعْلَى قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ فَقُلْتُ لِشَقِيقٍ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هَذَا إِلَّا لِهَذَا  

[Machine] "Did a person who was in a state of sexual impurity for a month not offer prayer? Abdullah said no. Abu Musa said, 'Do you not remember when Ammar ibn Yasir said to Umar, 'O Amir al-Mu'minin, do you not fear Allah? Do you not remember when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent both you and me to take care of the camels and I was affected by major impurity (janabah)? I then purified myself with soil. When I returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him, he said, 'It would have been sufficient for you to say this,' and he hit his hand on the ground and wiped his face and hands.' Abdullah said, 'No doubt, I never saw Umar content with this.' Abu Musa said, 'What about this verse in Surah An-Nisa, 'If you can't find water, then perform Tayammum (dry ablution) with clean earth,' Abdullah replied, 'If we had allowed them to do so, as soon as water came into contact with their skin, they would have performed Tayammum.'"  

أَنَّ جُنُبًا لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ شَهْرًا لَمْ يُصَلِّ؟ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَا قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى أَمَا تَذْكُرُ حِينَ قَالَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ لِعُمَرَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا تَتَّقِي اللَّهَ أَلَا تَذْكُرُ حِينَ بَعَثَنِي وَإِيَّاكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْإِبِلِ فَأَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَتَمَعَّكْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ هَكَذَا وَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَا جَرَمَ مَا رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ قَنَعَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَكَيْفَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ {فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا} صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ «إِنَّا لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ يُوشِكُ إِذَا بَرَدَ عَلَى جِلْدِ أَحَدِهِمُ الْمَاءُ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمَ»  

[Machine] I was with Abdullah and Abu Musa, and Abu Musa said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, if a person is in a state of major impurity and cannot find water, should they still perform prayer?" Abdullah replied, "Listen to the saying of Ammar ibn Yasir to Umar. The Prophet ﷺ sent both of us, and I was in a state of major impurity. Therefore, I performed dry ablution and joined the Prophet ﷺ. I informed him about my condition, and he said, 'That is enough for you.' He then wiped his face and hands once. I have never seen Umar disagreeing with that ruling. Umar said, 'How will you deal with this verse: 'And if you do not find water, then perform tayammum with pure earth'?' Umar said, 'If we permit them to perform tayammum in this situation, one of them, when finding cold water, will wipe himself with earth.' Al-A'mash said, 'So I said to my brother, Umar disliked it only because of this reason.'"  

كُنْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّجُلُ يُجْنِبُ فَلَا يَجِدُ الْمَاءَ يُصَلِّي؟ فَقَالَ تَسْمَعُ قَوْلَ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ لِعُمَرَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنَا أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَتَمَعَّكْتُ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا وَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ وَاحِدَةً» فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَرَ عُمَرَ قَنَعَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ؟ {فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا} قَالَ «لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي هَذِهِ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِذَا وَجَدَ الْمَاءَ الْبَارِدَ يَمْسَحُ بِالصَّعِيدِ» قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ فَقُلْتُ لِشَقِيقٍ مَا كَرِهَهُ إِلَّا لِهَذَا  

[Machine] Abu Musa, O Abu Abdulrahman, the man refrains from it because he cannot find water, should he pray? He said no. He said, "Have you not heard the saying of Ammar to Umar?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me and you, and I was in a state of major impurity (janabah), so I performed ghusl and then I searched for water. We came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him, so he said, "It is enough for you to do what you did (i.e. perform ghusl), and then wipe your face and hands once." He said, "I did not see Umar satisfied with that, so he said, 'What do you do with this verse?' If you do not find water, then perform dry ablution with clean earth." He said, "If we had allowed them to do this, some of them would have preferred wiping with clean earth when cold water is available." Al-A'mash said, "So I said to my brother, what else could have caused him (Umar) to dislike it except for this?" This is the version recorded in Sahihain (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim) and narrated by Hafs ibn Ghayath from Al-A'mash, who said in the narration, "Abdullah did not know what to say, so he said, 'If we had allowed them to do this, it is almost certain that when the water is cold, one of them would desert it and perform dry ablution instead.'" So I said to my brother, "Indeed, Abdullah disliked it for this reason." He said, "Yes."  

أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّجُلُ يُجْنِبُ فَلَا يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ أَيُصَلِّي قَالَ لَا فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَ عَمَّارٍ لِعُمَرَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَتَمَعَّكْتُ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَنَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا وَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ مَسْحَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَرَ عُمَرَ قَنَعَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَقَالَ إِنَّا لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِذَا وَجَدَ الْمَاءَ الْبَارِدَ تَمَسَّحَ بِالصَّعِيدِ قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ فَقُلْتُ لِشَقِيقٍ فَمَا كَرِهَهُ إِلَّا لِهَذَا مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَرَوَاهُ حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ قَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ فَمَا دَرَى عَبْدُ اللهِ مَا يَقُولُ فَقَالَ إِنَّا لَوْ رَخَّصْنَا لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا لَأوْشَكَ إِذَا بَرَدَ عَلَى أَحَدِهِمُ الْمَاءُ أَنْ يَدَعَهُ وَيَتَيَمَّمَ فَقُلْتُ لِشَقِيقٍ فَإِنَّمَا كَرِهَ عَبْدُ اللهِ لِهَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ