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5. Needing water to quench thirst
Ruling 663. A person must perform tayammum if he needs water to quench his thirst. It is permitted to perform tayammum for this reason in two cases:
1. if one uses water for wuḍūʾ or ghusl, he fears he will presently or later on become thirsty which will cause him to die or become ill, or it will require him to endure excessive difficulty;
2. one fears for someone dependent on him – even if the person is not among those whose life is legally protected – if the affairs of the person’s life matter to him because of his intense affection for the person, or because if the person dies it will harm him financially, or because it is commonly considered necessary to care for the person as is the case with a friend or a neighbour.
Apart from these two cases, it is possible for thirst to be a valid reason for performing tayammum, but not from the perspective mentioned above; rather, from the perspective that preserving life is obligatory, or because the death or restlessness of someone [due to thirst] would assuredly cause one hardship.
Ruling 664. If apart from having pure water for wuḍūʾ or ghusl a person also has impure water that is sufficient only for drinking, he must keep the pure water for drinking and perform prayers with tayammum. However, in the event that one wants the pure water for those who are dependent on him, he can perform wuḍūʾ or ghusl with the pure water even if his dependants are compelled to quench their thirst with the impure water. In fact, if they are unaware of the water being impure, or they do not refrain from drinking impure water, it is necessary for him to use the pure water for wuḍūʾ or ghusl. Similarly, if one wants water for his animal or for a child who is not bāligh, he must give them the impure water and perform wuḍūʾ or ghusl with the pure water.
6. Performing wuḍūʾ or ghusl conflicts with another legal responsibility that is more important or just as important →
← 4. Hardship (ḥaraj) and excessive difficulty (mashaqqah)
1. if one uses water for wuḍūʾ or ghusl, he fears he will presently or later on become thirsty which will cause him to die or become ill, or it will require him to endure excessive difficulty;
2. one fears for someone dependent on him – even if the person is not among those whose life is legally protected – if the affairs of the person’s life matter to him because of his intense affection for the person, or because if the person dies it will harm him financially, or because it is commonly considered necessary to care for the person as is the case with a friend or a neighbour.
Apart from these two cases, it is possible for thirst to be a valid reason for performing tayammum, but not from the perspective mentioned above; rather, from the perspective that preserving life is obligatory, or because the death or restlessness of someone [due to thirst] would assuredly cause one hardship.
Ruling 664. If apart from having pure water for wuḍūʾ or ghusl a person also has impure water that is sufficient only for drinking, he must keep the pure water for drinking and perform prayers with tayammum. However, in the event that one wants the pure water for those who are dependent on him, he can perform wuḍūʾ or ghusl with the pure water even if his dependants are compelled to quench their thirst with the impure water. In fact, if they are unaware of the water being impure, or they do not refrain from drinking impure water, it is necessary for him to use the pure water for wuḍūʾ or ghusl. Similarly, if one wants water for his animal or for a child who is not bāligh, he must give them the impure water and perform wuḍūʾ or ghusl with the pure water.