Al-Kāfi - The Book of Taharat (Cleansing)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Taharat (Cleansing) Chapter: One’s having Little Water on a Journey but Is Afraid of Facing Thirst 3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ِيلٍ قَالاَ قُلْنَا لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ٍ أَصَابَتْهُ جَنَابَةٌ فِي السَّفَرِ وَلَيْسَ ٠َاءٌ يَكْفِيهِ لِلْغُسْلِ أَ يَتَوَضَّأُ بَعْضُهُ٠ْ وَيُصَلِّي بِهِ٠ْ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ يَتَيَ٠ُ وَيُصَلِّي بِهِ٠ْ فَإِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ جَعَلَ التُّرَابَ طَهُوراً.

He (the Imam) said, ‘No, they cannot do so; however, he must take Tayammum and lead them in Salah (prayer); Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has made the soil purifying.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (13/182))