قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَكُونُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ تَحْضُرُ الصَّلَاةُ وَ لَيْسَ مَعِي مَاءٌ وَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَرِيبٌ مِنَّا أَ فَأَطْلُبُ الْمَاءَ وَ أَنَا فِي وَقْتٍ يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالًا قَالَ لَا تَطْلُبِ الْمَاءَ وَ لَكِنْ تَيَمَّمْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ التَّخَلُّفَ عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ فَتَضِلَّ فَيَأْكُلَكَ السَّبُعُ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Dawood Al Raqqy who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, ‘I happen to be in the journey and the <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> becomes due, and there is no water with me, and it is said that the water is nearby from us, should I seek the water left and right and I am in the time (for <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>)?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Do not seek the water, but perform <span class="iTxt">Tayammum</span>, for I<sup>asws</sup> fear upon you, being left behind from your companions, so would stray and the predators might devour you’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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