Al-Kāfi - The Book of Taharat (Cleansing)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Taharat (Cleansing) Chapter: Rare Ahadith about Wudu’ َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) عَنْ رَجُلٍ احْتَاجَ إِلَى الْوُضُوءِ لِلصَّلاَةِ وَهُوَ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْ٠َاءِ فَوَجَدَ بِقَدْرِ ٠َا يَتَوَضَّأُ بِهِ بِ٠ٍ أَوْ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَ٠ٍ وَهُوَ وَاجِدٌ لَهَا يَشْتَرِي وَيَتَوَضَّأُ أَوْ يَتَيَ٠ُ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ يَشْتَرِي قَدْ أَصَابَنِي ٠ِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ وَتَوَضَّأْتُ وَ٠َا يُشْتَرَى بِذَلِكَ ٠17.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Barqiy from Sa‘d ibn Sa‘d from Safwan who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who needs to take Wudu’ for Salah (prayer). However, he is not able to find water. He finds a certain amount of water which is enough for his Wudu’ but it costs one hundred dirham or one thousand dirham. He has that much dirham to buy and take Wudu’, should he buy the water or instead take Tayammum?

He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he must buy. This kind of thing has happened to me and I bought water to take Wudu’.

What is bought (in this case) is a great deal.’” (For such Ahadith about an act or issue of the five categories of deeds the qualities such as Wujub, (Obligatory), Hurmat (Prohibited), Istihbab (Preference), Kirahat (Detestability) or Ibahah (Permissibility) one must consult fatwas of one’s Mujtahid.) صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/201))