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English translation
334. It was reported from ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin Jubair, from ‘Amr bin Al-‘Ās, who said: “I had a wet-dream on a cold night during the Battle of Dhat As-Salāsīl. I felt that if I performed Ghusl I might kill (myself), so I performed Tayammum, and led my companions in Subh (Fajr prayer). They mentioned this to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, so he said: ‘O Amr! You led your companions in prayer while you were sexually defiled?’ I informed him of the reason that I did not perform Ghusl, and said: ‘I heard Allāh say (in the Qur’ān): ‘And do not kill yourselves; verily Allāh is Ever-Merciful to you.’[2] So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ laughed,
and did not say anything.” (Saḥīḥ)
Abū Dāwūd said: ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin Jubair was from Egypt, he was the freed slave of Kharījah bin Ḥudhāfah, and he is not Ibn Jubair bin Nufair.
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Footnotes
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[1] That is, number 4364 and those after it.[2] An-Nisā 4:29.
Commentary
In this Hadīth is proof that the person who fears for himself, due to the extreme cold, that using water will be dangerous for him, then he is allowed to perform Tayammum. Similarly, it proves that the one who has performed Tayammum may lead those who performed Wudū in prayer.
