اسم الکتاب : مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) المؤلف : الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم الجزء : 1 صفحة : 146
TAYAMMUM
Tayammum (ablutions with earth, sand etc.) should be performed instead
of ablutions or the ceremonial bath in the following seven conditions:
First condition:
When it is not possible to procure sufficient water for performing ablutions or taking bath. 655. If a person happens to be in a populated
area he should, on the basis of precaution, make his best efforts to
procure water for ablutions or bath till such time that he loses all
hope. And if he happens to be in a densely wooded forest, where the land
is uneven and it becomes difficult for him to walk, he should make a
search for water on all sides covering a distance equal to that covered
by an arrow in olden times when thrown from a bow, otherwise (i.e. it
walking through the forest is not so difficult) he should make a search
by covering a distance which is double the distance covered by an arrow. 656. If out of the four sides some are even and
others are uneven one should make search for water in the side which is
even to the extent of the night of two arrows and in the side which is
uneven to the extent of the flight of one arrow. 657. It is not necessary for a person to make search for water in the side about which he is sure that water is not available there.
In his commentary on the book entitled Man la Yahzunrhul Faqih the
Allama has prescribed the distance covered by an arrow to be equal to
200 foorsteps.
اسم الکتاب : مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) المؤلف : الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم الجزء : 1 صفحة : 146