Chapter on Tayammum and Its Rules
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 8
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ اَلرَّقِّيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَكُونُ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ تَحْضُرُ اَلصَّلاَةُ وَ لَيْسَ مَعِي مَاءٌ وَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ اَلْمَاءَ قَرِيبٌ مِنَّا فَأَطْلُبُ اَلْمَاءَ وَ أَنَا فِي وَقْتٍ يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالاً قَالَ« لاَ تَطْلُبِ اَلْمَاءَ وَ لَكِنْ تَيَمَّمْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ اَلتَّخَلُّفَ عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ فَتَضِلَّ وَ يَأْكُلَكَ اَلسَّبُعُ».
Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Ibn Mahbub, from Dawud Al-Raqqi, who said:
I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "I am traveling, and the time for prayer arrives, but I do not have water with me. I am told that water is nearby. Should I search for it in either direction, right or left, while I am still within the time for prayer?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Do not search for the water. Instead, perform tayammum. I fear for you being separated from your companions, losing your way, or being eaten by a wild animal."
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 195
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