Not having water for Wudhū’ but accessible somewhat nearby

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shu’ayb – may Allah preserve him –

Question:

O Shaykh, there is an agricultural farm, where I work, and my house is far away from me while at work, roughly 1km away.

If I don’t have water on me for Wudhū’ at the entrance of the time of a prayer, do I have to go walking back home or can I perform Tayammum and pray where I am?

Answer:

It’s not permissible for you to perform Tayammum, whilst there’s this near distance between you and water.

Translated by:
Abu ‘Abdirrahman ‘Abdullaah bin Ahmed Ash-Shingaani

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