Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The way to purify a person's utensil when a dog has licked it is to wash it seven times, the first of which should be with soil."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mughaffal narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "When a dog puts its mouth into a vessel, wash it seven times and on the eighth time scrub it with earth."

Sayyida Kabsha bint Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the wife of the son of Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her. She placed water for his ablution. A cat came and began to drink from it. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) pushed the vessel towards it. The cat drank the water. Sayyida Kabsha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) looked at me. I was looking at him attentively, so he asked: O my niece! Are you surprised? I said: Yes. So he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It (i.e., the cat) is not impure. It is one of those animals that go about among you in your homes."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: We went on a journey with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). When we reached the place of "Baidā’" (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) or "Dhat al-Jaish," my necklace fell. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stayed there to search for it. The people with him also stayed. There was no water nearby, and the people did not have any water either. Some people came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Have you seen what Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) has done? She has forced the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and those with him to stop, even though there is no water nearby, and the people do not have any water. So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) at that time when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sleeping with his head on my lap. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You have forced the Messenger of Allah and the people to stop, even though there is no water nearby, and the people do not have any water. (Lady Aisha [may Allah be pleased with her] narrates) Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) expressed his displeasure with me and said what Allah willed. He kept striking my side with his hand, but I did not move because the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was resting his head on my lap. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) continued to sleep until morning came, then Allah Almighty revealed the verse regarding tayammum, so the people performed tayammum. At that time, Usaid bin Hudair, who was one of the leaders, said: O family of Abu Bakr! This is not your first blessing. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When we raised the camel on which I was riding, we found the necklace beneath it.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were traveling with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). We traveled throughout the night, and when the last part of the night came, sleep overcame us, and for a traveler, nothing is dearer than sleep. The heat of the sun woke us up. Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The first among those who woke up was such-and-such person, then such-and-such person, and then such-and-such person. The narrator Abu Raja mentioned their names, but the narrator Awf forgot their names. The fourth person to wake up was Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). The narrator says: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was present, we would not wake him up. He would wake up by himself. The reason for this is that we could not know what situation might have occurred with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) during sleep. The narrator says: When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up and saw the situation, the narrator says: He was a man of a loud voice and a stern temperament. The narrator says he proclaimed the takbir (Allahu Akbar) in a loud voice and kept proclaiming the takbir. His voice remained loud until, because of his voice, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, the people complained to him about what had happened, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no harm. (The narrator is unsure about a word here.) You all move on. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went a little further, then he dismounted, then he asked for water, performed ablution, and the call to prayer was given for the prayer. He led the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, there was a man who was apart; he had not prayed with the people. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: O so-and-so, what is the reason you did not pray with the people? He replied: O Messenger of Allah! I became junub (in a state of major ritual impurity), and there is no water (for bathing). So the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is obligatory upon you to use earth (i.e., perform tayammum); it will suffice for you. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) moved on, and the people complained to him of being thirsty. The narrator says: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted and called for such-and-such person (Abu Raja mentioned his name, but Awf forgot it), and the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) also called Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Both of you go and search for water for us. (Both of them set out.) They encountered a woman riding her camel between two water skins. Both of them asked the woman where water could be found. She replied: Yesterday at this time I was at the water (i.e., it is a day's journey away), and there were no men in our tribe. The narrator says: Both of them said to the woman: Then come (with us). She asked: To whom? Both of them replied: To the Messenger of Allah. She asked: Is he the one who is called irreligious? Both of them said: He is the one you mean. Now come along. Then both of them brought the woman to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the whole incident. The narrator says: The woman was made to dismount from her camel. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for a vessel and poured water from the water skins into it (the narrator is unsure about a word here). He kept the mouth of the water skin closed and opened the lower hole, and it was announced among the people: Take water for yourselves and give (your animals, etc.) to drink as well. The narrator says: Then whoever wished drank, and whoever wished took water for giving to others. The last person to be given a water vessel was the one who had become junub. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Go and pour it over your body. The narrator says: The woman stood watching what was happening with her water. The narrator says: By Allah! When so much water had been taken from it, it seemed to us as if the water skins were fuller than before. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Gather food for this woman. The narrator says: Dates of Ajwa and sattu (roasted barley flour) were gathered for the woman until a large amount of food was collected for her, and the people put it in a cloth. She was made to mount her camel, and the cloth was placed in front of her. The narrator says: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the woman: Do you know this? By Allah! We did not diminish your water at all, but Allah Almighty gave us water. The narrator says: The woman returned to her people, though she was delayed. They asked: O so-and-so, where were you? She replied: It is a strange thing. Two men met me, took me to the person about whom it is said that he is irreligious. They treated me in such and such a way (i.e., she described what had happened), and said: By Allah! He is the greatest magician between here and there, or he is truly the Messenger of Allah. The narrator says: After that, the Muslims of that area attacked the surrounding polytheists, but did not attack the village where the woman lived. The woman said to her people: By Allah! These people are deliberately leaving you alone, so do you have any interest in Islam? So her people accepted her word and entered Islam.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were traveling with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). When the last part of the night came, we fell asleep, and for a traveler, nothing is dearer than sleep. The heat of the sun woke us up. So-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so woke up—Abu Raja, the narrator, mentioned their names, but ‘Awf, another narrator, forgot them. The fourth person to wake up was Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep, he was not awakened until he woke up by himself. The reason for this was that we could not know what situation might be occurring with you during sleep. When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up—may Allah be pleased with him—and saw what had happened to the people, he, being a man of a loud voice, said the takbir (Allahu Akbar) and raised his voice while saying it. He continued to say the takbir loudly until, because of his voice, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, the people complained to him about what had happened. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“There is no harm. You all move on.”Then he moved on. After going a little further, he dismounted from his ride, asked for water for ablution, performed ablution, and the call to prayer was given for the prayer. He led the people in prayer. When he finished leading the people in prayer, there was a man who was apart and had not prayed with the people. He asked:“O so-and-so, what is the matter, you did not pray with the people?”He replied:“O Messenger of Allah! I became junub (in a state of major ritual impurity), and there is no water.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“It is obligatory upon you to use earth (i.e., perform tayammum); it will suffice for you.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved on. The people complained to him of being thirsty, so he dismounted and called for so-and-so—Raja, the narrator, mentioned his name, but ‘Awf, the narrator, forgot it. (The narrator says) He also called Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said:“You both go and bring water.”Both of them set out and encountered a woman riding her camel between two water skins (the narrator is unsure about a word here). Both of them asked her:“Where is water?”She replied:“Yesterday at this time I was at the water. The men of our tribe are not present (so I have brought water from so far).”Both of them said to her:“Come with us.”She asked:“Where?”They replied:“To the Messenger of Allah.”She asked:“Is he the one about whom it is said that he is irreligious?”Both of them replied:“He is the one you mean. Come with us.”Both of them brought the woman to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The people helped her down from her camel. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for a vessel. He poured water from the water skins (the narrator is unsure about a word here), then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) closed their mouths and opened the lower holes. It was announced among the people that they could take water and give water to their animals, etc. The narrator says: Then whoever wished, drank, and whoever wished, gave water to others. The last person to be given water was the one who had become junub. A vessel of water was given to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Go and pour it over yourself.”The narrator says: The woman stood watching what was happening with her water. The narrator says: By Allah! However much water was taken out, it seemed to us as if the water skins were fuller than before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Gather food for this woman.”So dates of ‘ajwa, flour, and sattu (roasted barley) were gathered for her, until the people collected a lot of grain for her. The people put it in a cloth and, seating the woman on her camel, placed the bag of grain in front of her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the woman:“You should know, by Allah! We have not diminished your water at all, but Allah has given us water.”Then the woman returned to her family. She arrived late, so they asked:“O so-and-so, what delayed you?”She said:“A very amazing thing happened. Two men met me, took me with them, and brought me to the one who is called irreligious. Then they treated me in such and such a way”—that is, she described what had happened.“By Allah! From here to there, in this area, he is the greatest magician among them.”The narrator says: The woman raised her index and middle fingers first towards the sky, then towards the earth (and said this), or perhaps he is truly the Messenger of Allah. The narrator says: After that, the Muslims attacked the polytheists in the surrounding areas, but did not attack the village where the woman lived. One day, the woman said to her people:“I think these people are deliberately leaving you alone. So, do you have any interest in Islam?”The people accepted her advice and entered Islam. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Abu Raja bin Ataridi’s name is Imran bin Taym. He died at the age of 120 years.

Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about tayammum, so he instructed me to strike (the ground) once for the face and both arms. Qatadah gives a fatwa according to this.

Shaqiq narrates: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! If a person becomes junub (in a state of major ritual impurity) and does not find water, should he perform the prayer? Sayyiduna Abdullah replied: No. Sayyiduna Abu Musa said: Do you not remember, Sayyiduna Ammar said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me and you to a certain place, and I became junub, so I rolled in the earth and then came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this to him. He said: It would have been sufficient for you to do like this. Then he struck his hands on the earth and wiped them over his face and both arms. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I did not see Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) content with this statement. Then Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then what do you say about this verse: "And if you do not find water, then perform tayammum with clean earth." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If we start giving people concession in this matter, then if either of the two finds the water cold, he will perform tayammum with earth. The narrator named Ya'la has narrated this, A'mash has narrated this, I said to Shaqiq: This ruling is only for him.

Shaqiq bin Salamah narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): If a person in a state of major impurity (junub) does not find water for a whole month, will he not perform the prayer? Sayyiduna Abdullah replied: No. Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you not remember this incident, when Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): O Commander of the Faithful, do you not fear Allah? Do you not remember that the Messenger of Allah sent me and you to the camel herd, and I became junub, so I rolled in the dust. When I returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It would have been sufficient for you to do like this. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his blessed hand on the earth and wiped his face and arms. Sayyiduna Abdullah said: This is established, I saw that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was not satisfied with this. So Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then what do you say about the verse in Surah An-Nisa: "And if you do not find water, then perform tayammum with clean earth." Upon this, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If we start giving people concession in this matter, soon a time will come when if any of them finds the water cold, he will perform tayammum. The narrator named A'mash said: I asked Shaqiq: Does Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) have any other evidence regarding this issue? He replied: No.

Abdur Rahman bin Abzi narrates: A man came to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: I have become junub (in a state of major ritual impurity), and I did not find water. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not perform the prayer. Then Sayyiduna Ammar said: O Commander of the Faithful, do you not remember this matter? You and I were in a battle and we both became junub and did not find water. You did not perform the prayer, but I rolled myself in the earth and performed the prayer. We then came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and I mentioned this to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It would have been sufficient for you to do this. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his blessed hand on the earth, blew on it, and wiped both hands over his face and arms.