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324. It was narrated that 'Āishah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent Usaid bin Huda'ir and some other people to look for a necklace that 'Āishah had left behind in a place where she had stopped (while traveling). The time for prayer came and they did not have Wudû', and they could not find any water, so they prayed without Wudû'. They mentioned that to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime revealed the verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Huda'ir said: 'May Allāh reward you with good, for by Allāh, nothing ever happened to you that you dislike, but Allāh makes it good for you and the Muslims.'" (Ṣaḥīh)
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Imâm An-Nasâî's argumentation is that the Companions performed the prayer without ablution both wet and dry, when they found no water, and the Prophet ﷺ did not disapprove of it. Now, after the coming of the command of dry ablution, if one finds not even soil, the ritual prayer would be offered without ablution in the light of the action of the Prophet's ﷺ Companions. And this is the path of Imâm Ash-Shafi'î and Imâm Ahmad - except that Imâm Ash-Shafi'î's viewpoint is that the ritual prayer will have to be offered again upon finding water or good soil.
