What is the ruling on someone who experiences janabah in the wilderness when the weather is cold and he only has enough water for wudu a quarter of an hour before sunrise? Is it permissible for him to perform tayammum, and will that suffice him?
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Whoever wakes up in a state of before sunrise and is unable to perform due to the coldness of the water:
If he can find something to heat the water with, he is obligated to do so, even if the time for prayer expires. This is because he is addressed by the obligation of prayer upon waking, and he has access to water, so he cannot resort to .
If he cannot find something to heat the water and fears harm from using cold water, then tayammum suffices him. Tayammum takes the place of ghusl and removes both major and minor ritual impurity. The proof for this is the of Amr ibn al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) during the Battle of Dhat al-Salasil.
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