"We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys, and when we were in Al-Baida' or Dhat Al-Jaish, a necklace of mine broke and fell. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed there looking for it and the people stayed with him. There was no water near them, and they did not have water with them. The people came to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and said: 'Do you see what 'Aishah has done? She has made the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the people stop and they are not near any water and they do not have water with them.' Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was resting his head on my thigh and had gone to sleep. He said: 'You have detained the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the people, and they are not near any water and they do not have any water with them.'" 'Aishah said: "Abu Bakr rebuked me and said whatever Allah willed he would say. He started poking me on my hip, and the only thing that prevented me from moving was the fact that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was resting on my thigh. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept until morning when he woke up without any water. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime revealed the verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said: 'This is not the first time we have been blessed because of you, O family of Abu Bakr!'" She said: "Then we made the camel that I had been riding stand up, and we found the necklace beneath it." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 310)   

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْبَيْدَاءِ أَوْ بِذَاتِ الْجَيْشِ انْقَطَعَ عِقْدٌ لِي فَأَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْتِمَاسِهِ فَأَقَامَ مَعَهُ النَّاسُ وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَجَاءَ نَاسٌ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ فَقَالُوا أَلَا تَرَى مَا صَنَعَتْ عَائِشَةُ؟ أَقَامَتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبِالنَّاسِ مَعَهُ وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاضِعٌ رَأْسَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِي قَدْ نَامَ فَقَالَ حَبَسْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالنَّاسَ وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ؟ فَعَاتَبَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُ بِيَدِهِ فِي خَاصِرَتِي فَلَا يَمْنَعُنِي مِنَ التَّحَرُّكِ إِلَّا مَكَانُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ آيَةَ التَّيَمُّمِ فَتَيَمَّمُوا»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and we traveled at night until it was late in the night. Then we experienced this incident, and there is no better incident for travelers than this. None of us woke up except due to the heat of the sun. He (the narrator) said, "The first to wake up was so and so, then so and so, then so and so." And they were known as Abu Rajaa's group, but Owf forgot them. Then Umar ibn Al-Khattab, the fourth one, woke up. He (the narrator) said, "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sleep, we would not wake him up until he woke up, because we did not know what might happen to him in his sleep." He (the narrator) said, "So when Umar woke up and saw what had befallen the people, he exclaimed and raised his voice in takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar), and he continued to exclaim and raise his voice in takbeer until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up due to his voice. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up, he complained about what had happened to them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'No harm or danger, proceed.' So he (Umar) traveled a short distance and then stopped. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ descended and called for water, performed ablution, and the call to prayer was announced. He led the people in prayer. When he completed his prayer, he saw a man who had not prayed with the rest of the people. He said, 'What prevented you, O so and so, from praying with the people?' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I was experiencing sexual impurity and I did not have water.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Go and use the desert sand, for it will suffice you.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ traveled, and the people complained to him about their thirst. So he descended and called for so and so, who was known as Abu Rajaa, and Owf forgot about him, and he called for Ali. He said, 'Go and fetch us water.' So they met a woman carrying water on a camel. They said to her, 'Where is the water?' She said, 'I made a promise to provide water at this hour yesterday, but we are out.' They said, 'Then go,' and she said, 'Where to?' They said, 'To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' She said, 'Is this the one they call As-Saabi?' They said, 'Yes, that is the one.' So they brought her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about it. He (the narrator) said, 'They dismounted her from her camel, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for a container and emptied the water from the mouths of the two water skins. He splashed their openings and released the knot of the water container. Then he called out to the people to drink. So he gave water to whomever he wished and they drank. Finally, he said to the one who had experienced sexual impurity, 'Go, and may it suffice you.' He said, 'By Allah, it did indeed relieve me of the need, but it seems to us that the water was more plentiful than when we first started. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Gather food for her.' So he collected some dates, flour, and barley until they had gathered a lot of food. They placed it in a garment and carried it on her camel. And they placed the garment between her hands. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'You know that we did not take anything of your water, but it was Allah who provided it for us.' She went to her people, and they asked her, 'What detained you, O so and so?' She said, 'It is amazing, two men met me and took me to the one they call As-Saabi, and he did such and such to me. By Allah, it seems that he is more skilled in magic than anyone between this and that.' Then she said to her people, 'By Allah, these people invite you to Islam, so is there any Islam for you?' So the people obeyed her and entered into Islam."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَإِنَّا سِرْنَا لَيْلَةً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ وَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ وَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الرَّابِعُ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ نُوقِظْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ لَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا أَجْوَفَ جَلِيدًا قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ بِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَكَوَا الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا ضَيْرَ أَوْ لَا يَضِيرُ ارْتَحِلُوا» فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟ » قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ» ثُمَّ سَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَكَى إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ الْعَطَشَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا وَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ «اذْهَبَا فَابْغِيَا لَنَا الْمَاءَ» فَلَقِيَا امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ قَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِي؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِذًا فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَأَ أَفْوَاهَهُمَا وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنِ اسْتَقُوا وَاسْقُوا قَالَ فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَ الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ «اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ» قَالَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يَفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أُقْلِعَ عَنْهَا حِينَ أُقْلِعَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ لَنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مَلْئًا مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتُدِئَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا» قَالَ فَجَمَعَ لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسَوِيقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا كَثِيرًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَعْلَمِينَ أَنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا رَزِئْنَا مِنْ مَائِكَ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ سَقَانَا» قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلَانَةُ؟ قَالَتِ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِي فَفَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا الَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مَنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لِرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَقًّا قَالَ فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ فِيهِ فَقَالَتْ لِقَوْمِهَا وَاللَّهِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ يَدَعُونَكُمْ عَمْدًا فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَام  

[Machine] "We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we reached the late hours of the night and then encountered that incident. There is no better incident for a traveler than that. None of us woke up except due to the intense heat of the sun that had risen. Fulan and Fulan awoke, and Abu Rajaa' used to call them by that name, but they were known as 'Awf. Then Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not be awakened until he himself woke up, for we did not know what would happen to him in his sleep. So when Umar woke up and saw what had happened to the people, he raised his voice with takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) continuously. He continued to do so until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up with his voice. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up, those affected complained to him and he said, 'It is of no harm, so continue on.' He then continued on, and went a short distance before descending. He called for wudu (ablution) and performed it. Then the call to prayer was made, and he led the people in prayer. When he finished his prayer, he noticed a man who had separated himself and did not pray with the rest of the people. He asked him, 'What prevented you, O so-and-so, from praying with the people?' The man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I was in a state of janaba (sexual impurity) and had no water.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ told him, 'Go to the desert, for it will be sufficient for you.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued on. The people complained to him of thirst, so he descended and called upon Fulan, whom Abu Rajaa' used to call, and he forgot his name, and Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, 'Go and bring water.' They set off and met a woman between two hills or valleys with a water container on the back of her camel. They asked her, 'Where is the water?' She replied, 'I made a vow with this water yesterday at this hour, and now we have run out.' They said to her, 'Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' She asked, 'Is this the one they call As-Saabi?' They replied, 'Yes, it is.' So she set off with them and they brought her to the Prophet ﷺ . He called for a container and poured the water from the mouths of the two hills or valleys into it. Then he placed their mouths back and released the 'Azaliyyah water (rainwater that has gathered in a valley) and called out to the people, 'Come and drink.' He then gave water to whoever he wished. This incident concluded with him giving the one affected by janaba a container of water and saying, 'Go and pour it over yourself.' He said, 'By Allah, it felt as if the liquid was being taken away from me while I was pouring it over my body.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, 'Gather some food for her.' So they gathered dates, figs, barley, and wheat for her until they had collected a large amount of food. They placed it in a cloth and carried it on her camel. They placed the cloth containing the food in front of her and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'You know, by Allah, that we did not take any of your water. Rather, it is Allah who provided it for us.'"  

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ وَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الرَّابِعُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ يُوقَظْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ لَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي النَّوْمِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا جَلِيدًا فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ بِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ فَقَالَ «لَا يَضِيرُ فَارْتَحِلُوا» وَارْتَحَلَ فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِالْوَضُوءِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟ » فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ» ثُمَّ سَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَشَكَا النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ الْعَطَشَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا وَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «اذْهَبَا فَأَتَيَا بِالْمَاءِ» فَانْطَلَقَا فَاسْتَقْبَلَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا وَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ فَقَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِي؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي وَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَأَ أَفْوَاهَهُمَا وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنِ اسْتَقُوا وَاسْقُوا قَالَ فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَسْقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ «اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ» قَالَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يَفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أُقْلِعَ عَنْهَا حِينَ أُقْلِعَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مَلْئًا مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتُدِئَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا» فَجَمَعَ لَهَا مِنْ تَمْرٍ وَعَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسَوِيقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا كَثِيرًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ الَّذِي فِيهِ الطَّعَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَعْلَمِينَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَزَأْنَا مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الَّذِي سَقَانَا»  

I asked the Prophet ﷺ about tayammum. He commanded me to strike only one stroke (i.e. the strike the ground) for (wiping) the face and the hands. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 327)  

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ التَّيَمُّمِ «فَأَمَرَنِي بِالْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً»  

[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»  

A man came to 'Umar bin khattab and said: "I became impure following sexual emission and cannot find any water." 'Umar said to him: "Do not pray." But 'Ammar bin Yasir said: "Do you not remember, O Commander of the Believers, when you and I were on a military expedition and we became sexually impure and could not find water? As for you, you did not pray, but I rolled in the dust and then prayed. When I came to the Prophet and told him what had happened, he said: 'It would have been enough for you (to do this).' (Then demonstrating) the Prophet struck the ground with his hands, then blew on hem, and wiped his face and palms with them." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 569)   

عَمَّارٌ أَمَا تَذْكُرُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَأَجْنَبْنَا فَلَمْ نَجْدِ الْمَاءَ فَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلَمْ تُصَلِّ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَتَمَعَّكْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَصَلَّيْتُ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ وَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِيهِمَا وَمَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ»  

[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  

I asked the Prophet ﷺ about tayammum. He commanded me to strike only one stroke (i.e. the strike the ground) for (wiping) the face and the hands. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 327)  

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ التَّيَمُّمِ؟ «فَأَمَرَنِي بِالْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً»  

A man came to 'Umar bin khattab and said: "I became impure following sexual emission and cannot find any water." 'Umar said to him: "Do not pray." But 'Ammar bin Yasir said: "Do you not remember, O Commander of the Believers, when you and I were on a military expedition and we became sexually impure and could not find water? As for you, you did not pray, but I rolled in the dust and then prayed. When I came to the Prophet and told him what had happened, he said: 'It would have been enough for you (to do this).' (Then demonstrating) the Prophet struck the ground with his hands, then blew on hem, and wiped his face and palms with them." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 569)   

عَمَّارٌ أَمَا تَذْكُرُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَأَجْنَبْنَا فَلَمْ نَجْدِ الْمَاءَ فَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلَمْ تُصَلِّ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَتَمَعَّكْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَصَلَّيْتُ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ وَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِيهِمَا وَمَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ»  

[Machine] We performed Tayammum (dry ablution) with the Prophet ﷺ at the mountain passes.  

«تَيَمَّمْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ»  

A few goats got collected with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: Abu Dharr, drive them to the wood. I drove them to Rabadhah (a place near Medina). I would have sexual defilement (during my stay there) and I would remain (in this condition) for five or six days. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: O Abu Dharr. I kept silence. He then said: May your mother bereave you, Abu Dharr: woe be to your mother. He then called a black slave-girl for me. She brought a vessel which contained water. She then concealed me by drawing a curtain and I concealed myself behind a she-camel, and took a bath. I felt as if I had thrown away a mountain from me. He said: Clean earth is a means for ablution for a Muslim, even for ten years (he does not find water); but when you find water, you should make it touch your skin, for that is better. The version of Musaddad has: "the goats (were collected) from the alms," and the tradition reported by 'Amr is complete. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 332)   

اجْتَمَعَتْ غَنِيمَةٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ ابْدُ فِيهَا» قَالَ فَبَدَوْتُ فِيهَا إِلَى الرَّبَذَةِ فَكَانَتْ تُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَأَمْكُثُ الْخَمْسَ وَالسِّتَّ فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَبُو ذَرٍّ» فَسَكَتُّ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَبُو ذَرٍّ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ» فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَدَعَا بِجَارِيَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ فَجَاءَتْ بِعُسٍّ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَسَتَرَتْنِي وَاسْتَتَرْتُ بِالرَّاحِلَةِ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فَكَأَنَّهَا أَلْقَتْ عَنِّي جَبَلًا فَقَالَ ﷺ «الصَّعِيدُ الطَّيِّبُ وَضُوءُ الْمُسْلِمِ وَلَوْ إِلَى عَشْرِ سِنِينَ فَإِذَا وَجَدْتَ الْمَاءَ فَأَمْسِسْهُ جِلْدَكَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ»  

[Machine] A group of sheep from the charity sheep gathered at the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ place. He said, "Start, O Abu Dharr." Abu Dharr said, "So I started herding them towards the Rabdhah." He said, "He used to come to me while I was in a state of ritual impurity, either five or six times, and I found it within myself. So I came to the Prophet ﷺ and he was leaning against the wall of the room. When he saw me, he said, "What is wrong with you, O Abu Dharr?" I sat down and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am in a state of ritual impurity." So he ordered a black servant girl to bring a skin filled with water. I covered myself with the camel and the garment, then I performed ablution. It was as if a mountain was lifted from me. He said, "Approach, for cleanliness is part of righteousness and the best of a Muslim's actions. If he finds water, he should touch his skin with it."  

اجْتَمَعَتْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَنَمٌ مِنْ غَنَمِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَقَالَ «ابْدُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ» قَالَ فَبَدَوْتُ فِيهَا إِلَى الرَّبَذَةِ قَالَ فَكَانَ يَأْتِي عَلَيَّ الْخَمْسُ وَالسِّتُّ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَوَجَدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُسْنِدٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْحُجْرَةِ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ «مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ؟ » قَالَ فَجَلَسْتُ قَالَ «مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ؟ » قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جُنُبٌ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ جَارِيَةً سَوْدَاءَ فَجَاءَتْ بِعُسٍّ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَاسْتَتَرْتُ بِالْبَعِيرِ وَبِالثَّوْبِ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وَضَعَ عَنِّي جَبَلًا فَقَالَ «ادْنُ فَإِنَّ الصَّعِيدَ الطَّيِّبَ وَضُوءُ الْمُسْلِمِ وَلَوْ عَشْرَ حِجَجٍ فَإِذَا وَجَدَ الْمَاءَ فَلْيُمِسَّ بَشَرَتَهُ الْمَاءَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Clean earth is the Wudu' of the Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 322)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الصَّعِيدُ الطَّيِّبُ وَضُوءُ الْمُسْلِمِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ»  

[Machine] "A man became impure in the state of irremediable impurity during the winter. He asked for permission to perform ghusl (ritual washing) but passed away before being able to do so. When this was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ , he said, 'Why didn't they let him perform tayammum (dry ablution)? Allah has made the earth a means of purification in place of water.'"  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَجْنَبَ فِي شِتَاءٍ فَسَأَلَ فَأُمِرَ بِالْغُسْلِ فَمَاتَ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا لَهُمْ قَتَلُوهُ؟ قَتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ ثَلَاثًا قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الصَّعِيدَ أَوِ التَّيَمُّمَ طَهُورًا»  

[Machine] "And indeed, a severe cold inflicted them that they had never seen before. So he went out to perform the morning prayer and said, 'By Allah, I had a wet dream last night, so I washed my private parts and performed ablution for prayer.' Then he led them in prayer. When he arrived to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked his companions, 'How did you find 'Umar and his companions?' They praised him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, he led us in prayer while he was in a state of sexual impurity.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for 'Umar and asked him, and he informed him about that and the severe cold he had encountered. 'Umar said, 'O Messenger of Allah, indeed Allah says, "And do not kill yourselves."' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled at 'Umar."  

وَأَنَّهُ أَصَابَهُمْ بَرْدٌ شَدِيدٌ لَمْ يَرَوْا مِثْلَهُ فَخَرَجَ لِصَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدِ احْتَلَمْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ فَغَسَلَ مَغَابَتَهُ وَتَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِهِمْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَأَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ وَجَدْتُمْ عَمْرًا وَصَحَابته*؟ » فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى بِنَا وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى عَمْرٍو فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ وَبِالَّذِي لَقِيَ مِنَ الْبَرْدِ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ {وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ} وَلَوِ اغْتَسَلْتُ مُتُّ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى عَمْرٍو  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came from the privy. A man met him near Bir Jamal and saluted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not return the salutation until he came to a wall and placed his hands on the wall and wiped his face and hands; he then returned the man's salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 331)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ جَمَلٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْحَائِطِ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْحَائِطِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ السَّلَامَ»  

[Machine] She said, "We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys until we were in the desert or an area without a water source. Suddenly, my necklace broke and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stopped to search for it, and the people also stopped with him. There was no water with them, and they were not near any water source. Some people approached Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and said, 'Don't you see what Aisha has done? She made the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the people stand, and there is no water with them.' Abu Bakr admonished me and said, 'May Allah never let anyone speak ill of you.' He then started poking me with his hand on my side so much so that it hindered my movement except for the place where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained standing until it was morning and there was still no water. Allah then revealed the verse of Tayammum (dry ablution), and so they performed Tayammum."  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْبَيْدَاءِ أَوْ بِذَاتِ الْجَيْشِ انْقَطَعَ عِقْدٌ لِي فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْتِمَاسِهِ وَأَقَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ وَلَيْسَ هُمْ عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَجَاءَ أُنَاسٌ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ فَقَالُوا أَلَا تَرَى مَا صَنَعَتْ عَائِشَةُ؟ أَقَامَتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبِالنَّاسِ وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَعَاتَبَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُ بِيَدِهِ فِي خَاصِرَتِي فَلَا يَمْنَعُنِي مِنَ التَّحَرُّكِ إِلَّا مَكَانُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَاءٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ آيَةَ التَّيَمُّمِ فَتَيَمَّمُوا»