[Machine] About water, when I am afflicted with janabah (impurity after sexual activity), and I do not find water, I perform tayammum (dry ablution). But something gets into my mind about it, so I went to Abu Dhar's house, but I did not find him. Then I went to the mosque, and I was told how he usually looked like. When I saw him praying, I recognized him by his description, so I greeted him, but he did not respond until he left and then he responded. So I said, "Are you Abu Dhar?" He replied, "My family thinks so." So I said, "No one is more beloved to me than you." He said, "You have seen me." So I said, "I used to live away from water, so when I am afflicted with janabah, I wait for days to perform tayammum, but something happens to me or some confusion arises, so I asked, 'Do you know Abu Dhar?' I was in the city, so I walked to it, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered me with some booty, so I went to collect it, and then I became afflicted with janabah, so I performed tayammum with sand and prayed for days, but something happened to me until I thought I was going to perish. So I ordered a camel or a saddle and I rode until I reached the city, and I found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ under the shade of the mosque along with a group of his companions. So I greeted him and he raised his head and said, 'Subhan Allah! Abu Dhar?' I said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah! I have been afflicted with janabah, so I performed tayammum for days and something happened to me until I thought I was going to perish.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated for me and asked for water, and a black woman came with a container of water in a leather bag. I covered myself with the cloak, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a man to cover me, and I performed ghusl (full ablution). Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Abu Dhar! Pure sand from the desert is a means of purification as long as you cannot find water, even if there were ten Hajj pilgrims. But if you have access to water, then use it to touch your skin.'"  

عَنِ الْمَاءِ فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَلَا أَجِدُ الْمَاءَ فَأَتَيَمَّمُ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ وُصِفَتْ لِي هَيْئَتُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي فَعَرَفْتُهُ بِالنَّعْتِ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلِي يَزْعُمُونَ ذَاكَ فَقُلْتُ مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ رُؤْيَتُهُ مِنْكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتَنِي فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَعْزُبُ عَنِ الْمَاءِ فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَلَبِثْتُ أَيَّامًا أَتَيَمَّمُ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ أُشْكِلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَتَعْرِفُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ؟ كُنْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاجْتَوَيْتُهَا فَأَمَرَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِغُنَيْمَةٍ فَخَرَجْتُ فِيهَا فَأَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَتَيَمَّمْتُ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَصَلَّيْتُ أَيَّامًا فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُأَنِّي هَالِكٌ فَأَمَرْتُ بِنَاقَةٍ لِي أَوْ قَعُودٍ فَشُدَّ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ رَكِبْتُ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ظِلِّ الْمَسْجِدِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ أَبُو ذَرٍّ؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَتَيَمَّمْتُ أَيَّامًا فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي هَالِكٌ فَدَعَا لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِي بِمَاءٍ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَمَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فِي عُسٍّ يَتَخَضْخَضُ فَاسْتَتَرْتُ بِالرَّاحِلَةِ وَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا فَسَتَرَنِي فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّ الصَّعِيدَ الطَّيِّبَ طَهُورٌ مَا لَمْ تَجِدِ الْمَاءَ وَلَوْ فِي عَشْرِ حِجَجٍ فَإِذَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَأَمِسَّهُ بَشَرَتَكَ