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321. It was narrated that Shaqîq said: "I was sitting with 'Abdullâh and Abû Mûsâ, and Abû Mûsâ said: 'Have you not heard what 'Ammâr said to 'Umar: The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ sent me on an errand and I became Junub, and I could not find water, so I rolled in the earth then I came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about that.' He said: 'It would have been sufficient for you to do this,' and he struck the earth with his hands, then wiped his hands, then knocked them together to remove the dust, then he wiped his right hand with his left and his left hand with his right, palm to palm, and wiped his face.'" Then 'Abdullâh said: "Did you not see that 'Umar was not convinced by what 'Ammâr said?" (Sahîh)
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‘Umar ؓ and Ibn and Ibn Mas’ud did not consider the dry ablution sufficient for a person in the state of major ritual impurity, while ‘Ammar and some other Companions held it sufficient in place of purificatory bath. The above dialogue took place in this perspective. This difference of opinions ended after the time of ‘Umar ؓ. Now it is the agreed upon consensual viewpoint of the Muslim nation (Ummah) that in the case of unavailability of water, the dry ablution is sufficient for a person having major ritual impurity.
