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Is the one who lacks both means of purification (water and earth) to pray in his state, and is he obligated to repeat the prayer if he later gains access to means of purification?

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The major principle is that whatever conditions of worship a person is unable to fulfill are waived for him, based on the Almighty's saying: "Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity," and "So fear Allah as much as you are able." Examples of this include:

- One who has a wound that does not stop bleeding prays, and there is no need for him to repeat the prayer. - One who is unable to cover his 'awrah, face the Qiblah, avoid impurity, or perform tawaf by himself, does what he is able to and what he is unable to do is waived for him. - A sick person prays according to his condition, standing, or sitting, or on his side, and what he is unable to do, such as standing, sitting, or completing bowing and prostrating, is waived for him. - One who is unable to purify with water performs tayammum, and there is no need for him to repeat the prayer. - One who finds only an impure garment prays in it, and there is no need for him to repeat the prayer, according to the general consensus of scholars. - One who lacks both means of purification (water and earth) prays without tayammum, and there is no need for him to repeat the prayer, according to the more probable opinion.

Thus, a Muslim performs what he is capable of regarding the conditions and pillars, and what he is unable to do is waived for him, and there is no need for him to repeat the prayer in these cases.

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