It is better to delay
making at-Taymmum if he thinks it is likely that they will find water.
Al-Uthaymeen explains
that if the time for prayer starts but he delays praying because he thinks it’s
likely that he will find water, then there is no harm in this.
NOTE: delaying here
means within the time for prayer and not to delay it outside of its prescribed
time. Thus, delaying here means from the usual or preferred time of prayer to
the later, acceptable time.
However this point has
different scenarios:
1-That a person knows for certain he will not find water – in this case
he must pray right away without delay.
Some said it is Waajib that he delays but al-Uthaymeen says he cannot
delay based on the Hadeeth, “When any one of my Ummah finds that the time for
Salaat has begun, then he must pray.” [al-Bukhaaree (335) and Muslim (521)]
2-He thinks that it is likely that he will find water – in this case
there is no harm in delaying, acting upon what he thinks is most likely.
Some of the Hanbalees said its Waajib for him to wait as making Wudhoo
is a condition (شرط) for the correctness of prayer.
However, al-‘Uthaymeen states that there is obligation because of the generality
of the Hadeeth, “If any person from my Ummah meets the prayer time, then he
must pray.”
However, the stronger his inclination gets, then he must take precaution
consequently.
3-If he is unsure whether he will find water or not – in this case he performs
at-Tayammum and prays at the earliest time possible.
NOTE: praying in
congregation (for the one who sees it) is Waajib, so the above doesn’t apply if
a person needs to pray in congregation because praying in the congregation is
Waajib – in this case he must perform at-Tayammum in order to pray with it.
[ash-Sharh al-Mumti' (1/408-410)]
And Allaah Knows Best
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