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darimi:1213Muḥammad b. Yazīd > Ḍamrah > ʿAbdullāh b. Shawdhab > Maṭar > Saʾalt al-Ḥasan And ʿAṭāʾ

[Machine] About the man, his wife is with him on a journey. Then she experiences menstruation and becomes pure but cannot find water. They said, "Perform Tayammum (dry ablution) and pray." I said to them, "Does her husband touch her?" They said, "Yes, prayer is more important than that."  

الدارمي:١٢١٣أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَوْذَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْ مَطَرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الْحَسَنَ وَعَطَاءً

عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ مَعَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي سَفَرٍ فَتَحِيضُ ثُمَّ تَطْهُرُ وَلَا تَجِدُ الْمَاءَ قَالَا «تَتَيَمَّمُ وَتُصَلِّي» قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا يَطَؤُهَا زَوْجُهَا؟ قَالَا «نَعَمْ الصَّلَاةُ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»