(on the authority of his father who said) ʿAmmar said so (the above Statement). And Shuʿba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and brought them close to his mouth (blew off the dust) and passed them over his face and then the backs of his hands. ʿAmmar said, "Ablution (meaning Tayammum here) is sufficient for a Muslim if water is not available."
عَمَّارٌ بِهَذَا وَضَرَبَ شُعْبَةُ بِيَدَيْهِ الأَرْضَ ثُمَّ أَدْنَاهُمَا مِنْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ وَقَالَ النَّضْرُ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ذَرًّا يَقُولُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى قَالَ الْحَكَمُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ عَمَّارٌ