English translation
334. Narrated 'Āishah رضي الله عنها, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ: We set out with Allāh's Messenger ﷺ on one of his journeys till we reached Al-Baidā' or Dhātul-Jaish, a necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allāh's Messenger ﷺ stayed there to search for it, and so did the people along with him. There was no water at that place, so the people went to Abū Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq رضي الله عنه and said, "Don't you see what 'Āishah has done? She has made Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and the people stay where there is no water and they have no water with them." Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه came while Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was sleeping with his head on my thigh, He said, to me: "You have detained Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and the people where there is no water and they have no water with them." So he admonished me and said what Allāh wished him to say and hit me on my flank with his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain) but the position of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ on my thigh. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ got up when dawn broke and there was no water. So Allāh revealed the Divine Verses of Tayammum. So they all performed Tayammum. Usaid bin Ḥudair said, "O the family of Abū Bakr! This is not (1) (Ch.1) Tayammum: To strike lightly the hands over clean earth and then pass the palm of each on the back of the other, blow off the dust and then pass them on the face. This is performed instead of Wudu' (ablution) and Ghusl (in case of Janaba etc.) when water is not available (or under other circumstances etc.) See Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī, Vol.1, Ḥadīth No.338 and 344. the first blessing of yours.” Then the camel on which I was riding was caused to move from its place and the necklace was found beneath it.