Is there, in the jurisprudence of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, something called "the limit of proximity and distance," which necessitates exerting maximum effort in searching for something before acting upon a concession, such as searching for water for tayammum, or is this methodology attributed to the Shi'a?

Sunni jurists (fuqaha') mention a limit for proximity and distance in various jurisprudential chapters. In the chapter on purification, some of them hold that proximity is what does not cause hardship to obtain, while others define it by a specific distance, such as a mile for tayammum (definition) (dry ablution). In the chapter on prayer, they link proximity and distance to the obligation of striving for Friday prayer and repeating the prayer for one who omitted a pillar. They differ on whether it is defined by custom or by the worshipper not leaving his place. In the chapter on jihad, they define proximity by the extent to which a patrol can be aided or by their gathering in the land of war to share in the spoils.