Purity: If Only Dirty Water Is Found, Should One Perform Wudūʾ or Tayammum?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: If Only Dirty Water Is Found, Should One Perform Wudūʾ or Tayammum?
English:
Question #120
After searching for water in a range of several farsakh, we found only some dirty water. Is it obligatory to do tayammum in this condition or to do wuḍū’ with this water?
Answer #120
If the water is pure and unadulterated and there is no harm or fear of harm in using it, it is obligatory to do wuḍū’, and it is not the occasion for tayammum.