Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 330:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) We set out with Allahs Apostle on one of his journeys till we
reached Al-Baida' or Dhatul-Jaish, a necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allah's
Apostle stayed there to search for it, and so did the people along with him. There was no
water at that place, so the people went to Abu- Bakr As-Siddiq and said, "Don't you
see what 'Aisha has done? She has made Allah's Apostle and the people stay where there is
no water and they have no water with them." Abu Bakr came while Allah's Apostle was
sleeping with his head on my thigh, He said, to me: "You have detained Allah's
Apostle and the people where there is no water and they have no water with them.
So he admonished me and said what Allah wished him to say and hit me on my flank with
his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain) but the position of Allah's
Apostle on my thigh. Allah's Apostle got up when dawn broke and there was no water. So
Allah revealed the Divine Verses of Tayammum. So they all performed Tayammum. Usaid bin
Hudair said, "O the family of Abu Bakr! This is not the first blessing of
yours." Then the camel on which I was riding was caused to move from its place and
the necklace was found beneath it.
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 331:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "I have been given five things which were not given to any one
else before me.
1. Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of
one month's journey.
2. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a
thing to perform Tayammum, therefore anyone of my followers can pray wherever the time of
a prayer is due.
3. The booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me yet it was not lawful for anyone else
before me.
4. I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection).
5. Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all
mankind.
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 332:
Narrated 'Urwa's father:
Aisha said, "I borrowed a necklace from Asma' and it was lost. So Allah's Apostle
sent a man to search for it and he found it. Then the time of the prayer became due and
there was no water. They prayed (without ablution) and informed Allah's Apostle about it,
so the verse of Tayammum was revealed." Usaid bin Hudair said to 'Aisha, "May
Allah reward you. By Allah, whenever anything happened which you did not like, Allah
brought good for you and for the Muslims in that."
Al-Jurf and the time for the 'Asr prayer became due while he was at Marbad-AnNa'am
(sheep-fold), so he (performed Tayammum) and prayed there and then entered Medina when the
sun was still high but he did not repeat that prayer.
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 333:
Narrated Abu Juhaim Al-Ansari:
The Prophet came from the direction of Bir Jamal. A man met him and greeted him. But he
did not return back the greeting till he went to a (mud) wall and smeared his hands and
his face with its dust (performed Tayammum) and then returned back the greeting.
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 334:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:
A man came to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no water was
available." 'Ammar bin Yasir said to 'Umar, "Do you remember that you and I
(became Junub while both of us) were together on a journey and you didn't pray but I
rolled myself on the ground and prayed? I informed the Prophet about it and he said, 'It
would have been sufficient for you to do like this.' The Prophet then stroked lightly the
earth with his hands and then blew off the dust and passed his hands over his face and
hands."
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 335:
Narrated Said bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:
(on the authority of his father who said) 'Ammar said so (the above Statement). And
Shu'ba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and brought them close to his mouth (blew
off the dust) and passed them over his face and then the backs of his hands. 'Ammar said,
"Ablution (meaning Tayammum here) is sufficient for a Muslim if water is not
available."
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 336:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:
that while he was in the company of 'Umar, 'Ammar said to 'Umar, "We were in a
detachment and became Junub and I blew the dust off my hands (performed the rolling over
the earth and prayed.)"
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 337:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:
'Ammar said to 'Umar "I rolled myself in the dust and came to the Prophet who
said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face and the backs of the hands is sufficient for
you.' "
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 338:
Narrated 'Ammar:
as above.
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 339:
Narrated 'Ammar:
The Prophet stroked the earth with his hands and then passed them over his face and the
backs of his hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 340:
Narrated 'Imran:
Once we were traveling with the Prophet and we carried on traveling till the last part
of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter
than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the
sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and
then so and so (the narrator 'Auf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had
forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab. And whenever
the Prophet used to sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we
did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, 'Umar got up and
saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said, "Allahu
Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet
got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to
them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they
departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet stopped and asked
for some water to perform the ablution. So he performed the ablution and the call for the
prayer was pronounced and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer,
he saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and
so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and
there is no water. " The Prophet said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and
that is sufficient for you."
Then the Prophet proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. Thereupon he
got down and called a person (the narrator 'Auf added that Abu Raja' had named him but he
had forgotten) and 'Ali, and ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of
water and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked,
"Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of
water) this hour yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to
accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Allah's Apostle ."
She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?"
They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." They brought her to the
Prophet and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The
Prophet asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into
the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the
people were called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their
animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of
all the Prophet gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told him to pour
it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with
her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as if they were
more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Allah's Apostle) Then the
Prophet ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected
which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on
her camel and that cloth full of food-stuff was also placed in front of her and then the
Prophet said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to
us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has
delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man
who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the
greatest magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers
raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is Allah's true
Apostle."
Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never touched her
village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these people leave you
purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them
embraced Islam.
Abu 'Abdultah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old
religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya said, "The Sabis are a sect
of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms."
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 341:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Abu Muisa said to'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, "If one does not find water (for ablution)
can he give up the prayer?" Abdullah replied, "If you give the permission to
perform Tayammum they will perform Tayammum even if water was available if one of them
found it cold." Abu Musa said, "What about the statement of 'Ammar to
'Umar?" 'Abdullah replied, "Umar was not satisfied by his statement."
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 342:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:
I was with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa; the latter asked the former, "O Abu
AbdurRahman! What is your opinion if somebody becomes Junub and no water is
available?" 'Abdullah replied, "Do not pray till water is found." Abu Musa
said, "What do you say about the statement of 'Ammar (who was ordered by the Prophet
to perform Tayammum). The Prophet said to him: "Perform Tayammum and that would be
sufficient." 'Abdullah replied, "Don't you see that 'Umar was not satisfied by
'Ammar's statement?" Abu- Musa said, "All right, leave 'Ammalr's statement, but
what will you say about this verse (of Tayammum)?" 'Abqiullah kept quiet and then
said, "If we allowed it, then they would probably perform Tayammum even if water was
available, if one of them found it (water) cold." The narrator added, "I said to
Shaqrq, "Then did 'Abdullah dislike to perform Tayammum because of this?" He
replied, "Yes."
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 343:
Narrated Al-A'mash:
Shaqiq said, "While I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa Al-Ash-'ari, the
latter asked the former, 'If a person becomes Junub and does not find water for one month,
can he perform Tayammum and offer his prayer?' (He applied in the negative). Abu Musa
said, 'What do you say about this verse from Surat "Al-Ma'ida": When you do not
find water then perform Tayammum with clean earth? 'Abdullah replied, 'If we allowed it
then they would probably perform Tayammum with clean earth even if water were available
but cold.' I said to Shaqiq, 'You then disliked to perform Tayammum because of this?'
Shaqiq said,'Yes.' (Shaqiq added), "Abu Musa said, 'Haven't you heard the statement
of 'Ammar to 'Umar? He said: I was sent out by Allah's Apostle for some job and I became
Junub and could not find water so I rolled myself over the dust (clean earth) like an
animal does, and when I told the Prophet of that he said, 'Like this would have been
sufficient.' The Prophet (saying so) lightly stroked the earth with his hand once and blew
it off, then passed his (left) hand over the back of his right hand or his (right) hand
over the back of his left hand and then passed them over his face.' So 'Abdullah said to
Abu- Musa, 'Don't you know that 'Umar was not satisfied with 'Ammar's statement?' "
Narrated Shaqiq: While I was with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa, the latter said to the
former, "Haven't you heard the statement of 'Ammar to 'Umar? He said, "Allah's
Apostle sent you and me out and I became Junub and rolled myself in the dust (clean earth)
(for Tayammum). When we came to Allah's Apostle I told him about it and he said, 'This
would have been sufficient,' passing his hands over his face and the backs of his hands
once only.' "
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 344:
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain Al-Khuza'i:
Allah's Apostle saw a person sitting aloof and not praying with the people. He asked
him, "O so and so! What prevented you from offering the prayer with the people?"
He replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I am Junub and there is no water." The Prophet
said, "Perform Tayammum with clean earth and that will be sufficient for you."
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