سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ رَجُلٍ احْتَاجَ إِلَى الْوُضُوءِ لِلصَّلَاةِ وَ هُوَ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَوَجَدَ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَتَوَضَّأُ بِهِ بِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ هُوَ وَاجِدٌ لَهَا يَشْتَرِي وَ يَتَوَضَّأُ أَوْ يَتَيَمَّمُ قَالَ لَا بَلْ يَشْتَرِي قَدْ أَصَابَنِي مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ وَ تَوَضَّأْتُ وَ مَا يُشْتَرَى بِذَلِكَ مَالٌ كَثِيرٌ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Barqy, from Sa’ad Bin Sa’ad, from Safwan who said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> about a man who is needy to the Ablution <span class="iTxt">(Wudhu)</span> for the <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>, and he is not able upon the water. So he finds it of a measurement of what he can perform Ablution <span class="iTxt">(Wudhu)</span> with for one hundred Dirhams or for a thousand Dirhams, and he can find (the money) for it. Should he buy and perform Ablution <span class="iTxt">(Wudhu)</span> or perform <span class="iTxt">Tayammum</span>?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘No, but he should buy. I<sup>asws</sup> had come across the like of that, so I<sup>asws</sup> bought and performed Ablution <span class="iTxt">(Wudhu)</span>; and whatever he buys with that wealth, is a lot’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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