I was sitting in the company of Abdullah and Abu Musa when Abu Musa said: 0 'Abd al-Rahman (kunya of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud), what would you like a man to do about the prayer if he experiences a seminal emission or has sexual intercourse but does not find water for a month? 'Abdullah said: He should not perform tayammum even if he does not find water for a month. 'Abdullah said: Then what about the verse in Sura Ma'ida:" If you do not find water, betake yourself to clean dust"? 'Abdullah said: If they were granted concession on the basis of this verse, there is a possibility that they would perform tayammum with dust on finding water very cold for themselves. Abu Musa said to Abdullah: You have not heard the words of 'Ammar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on an errand and I had a seminal emission, but could find no water, and rolled myself in dust just as a beast rolls itself. I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ then and made a mention of that to him and he (the Holy Prophet) said: It would have been enough for you to do thus. Then he struck the ground with his hands once and wiped his right hand with the help of his left hand and the exterior of his palms and his face. 'Abdullah said: Didn't you see that Umar was not fully satisfied with the words of 'Ammar only?  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَجْنَبَ فَلَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ شَهْرًا كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لاَ يَتَيَمَّمُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ شَهْرًا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَكَيْفَ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ فِي سُورَةِ الْمَائِدَةِ { فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا} فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَوْ رُخِّصَ لَهُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الآيَةِ لأَوْشَكَ إِذَا بَرَدَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَاءُ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمُوا بِالصَّعِيدِ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَ عَمَّارٍ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدِ الْمَاءَ فَتَمَرَّغْتُ فِي الصَّعِيدِ كَمَا تَمَرَّغُ الدَّابَّةُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ بِيَدَيْكَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدَيْهِ الأَرْضَ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ مَسَحَ الشِّمَالَ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ وَظَاهِرَ كَفَّيْهِ وَوَجْهَهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَوَلَمْ تَرَ عُمَرَ لَمْ يَقْنَعْ بِقَوْلِ عَمَّارٍ  

While I was sitting between 'Abd Allah and Abu Musa, the latter said: Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, what do you think if a man becomes defiled (because of seminal omission) and does not find water for a month; should he not perform tayammum ? He replied: No, even if he does not find water for a month. Abu Musa then said: How will you do with the Qur'anic version (about tayammum) in the chapter al-Ma'idah which says: "... and you find no water, then go to clean, high ground" (5:6)? 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) then said: If they (the people) are granted concession in this respect, they might perform tayammum with pure earth when water is cold. Abu Musa said: For this (reason) you forbade it ? He said: Yes. Abu Musa then said: Did you not hear what 'Ammar said to 'Umar ? (He said): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on some errand. I had seminal emission and I did not find water. Therefore, I rolled on the ground just as an animal rolls down. I then came to the Prophet ﷺ and made a mention of that to him. He said: It would have been enough for you to do thus. Then he struck the ground with his hands and shook them off and then stuck the right hand with his left hand and his left hand with his right hand (and wiped) over his hands (up to the wrist) and wiped his face. 'Abd Allah then said to him: Did you not see that 'Umar was not satisfied with the statement of 'Ammar ?  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا بَيْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَجْنَبَ فَلَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ شَهْرًا أَمَا كَانَ يَتَيَمَّمُ فَقَالَ لاَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ شَهْرًا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ الَّتِي فِي سُورَةِ الْمَائِدَةِ { فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا } فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَوْ رُخِّصَ لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا لأَوْشَكُوا إِذَا بَرَدَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَاءُ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمُوا بِالصَّعِيدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى وَإِنَّمَا كَرِهْتُمْ هَذَا لِهَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَ عَمَّارٍ لِعُمَرَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدِ الْمَاءَ فَتَمَرَّغْتُ فِي الصَّعِيدِ كَمَا تَتَمَرَّغُ الدَّابَّةُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَصْنَعَ هَكَذَا فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ فَنَفَضَهَا ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِشِمَالِهِ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ وَبِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ عَلَى الْكَفَّيْنِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَفَلَمْ تَرَ عُمَرَ لَمْ يَقْنَعْ بِقَوْلِ عَمَّارٍ  

[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