Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

How should one perform ghusl without water?

· 14 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 22957English

Question

ASSALMUALAIKUMM WARAHAMATULLAH MY QUESTION IS IF ANYONE GET EHTLAMM BUT THERE IS NO SITUATION OF WATER THEN HOW ONE CAN SHOULD DO GHUSL

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

If a person has to perform Fardh ghusl and is unable to find water then he should perform tayammum. This will be a valid substitute for ghusl until he finds water.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Checked and Concurred by,
Abdul Azīm bin AbdurRahman,

Ismail Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]من شُرُوط التَّيَمُّم أَيْضا... فقدان المَاءوَالْعجز عَن اسْتِعْمَال المَاء

(النتف في الفتاوى، ص41، دار الفرقان)

قَالَ: (مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى اسْتِعْمَالِ الْمَاءِ لِبُعْدِهِ مِيلًا أَوْ لِمَرَضٍ أَوْ بَرْدٍ أَوْ خَوْفِ عَدُوٍّ أَوْ عَطَشٍ أَوْ عَدَمِ آلَةٍ) يَسْتَقِي بِهَا، (يَتَيَمَّمُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَجْزَاءِ الْأَرْضِ كَالتُّرَابِ وَالرَّمْلِ وَالْجِصِّ وَالْكُحْلِ)

(الاختيار لتعليل المختار، ج1، ص20، مطبعة الحلبي)

(فتاوىمحمودية، ج5، ص188، ادارةالفاروق)

Checked by
Abdul Azīm bin AbdurRahman
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