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Sunan an-Nasai 322 — Clean Earth as Wudu
Several Prayers With One Tayammum
Clean Earth as Wudu When Water Cannot Be Found
Sunan an-Nasai : 322
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 322
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ بُجْدَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الصَّعِيدُ الطَّيِّبُ وَضُوءُ الْمُسْلِمِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ " .
It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Clean earth is the Wudu' of the Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 322In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 323English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 323
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 322
This Hadith focuses on clean earth as wudu when water is not found. Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that clean earth is the wudu of the Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years. The wording highlights the role of tayammum in Islam as a real form of purification during water shortage. It does not treat the worshipper as stuck or cut off from prayer. Instead, it gives a way to continue worship when normal water purification is not possible. The phrase “even if he does not find water for ten years” shows how broad the allowance is in the situation described, without adding details beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Clean earth can stand in place of water purification when water is missing.
- Prayer and purification remain possible during long hardship.
- Islamic guidance gives practical ease in difficult conditions.
- The Hadith links tayammum with ongoing worship, not neglect of prayer.
