The Book on Purification
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 124
طَهُورُ الْمُسْلِمِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَإِذَا وَجَدَ الْمَاءَ فَلْيُمِسَّهُ بَشَرَتَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ
ṭahūru al-muslimi wa-in lam yajidi al-māʾa ʿashra sinīna fa-idhā wajada al-māʾa falyumissah basharatah fa-inna dhalika khayrun
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
Abu Dharr narrated that :AlIah's Messenger said: "Pure clean earth is a purifier for the Muslim; even if he did not find water for ten years. Then if he finds water, then let him use it (for purification) on his skin. For, that is better
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 124
Ṣaḥīḥ
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir: Sahih
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Bashar Awad Maarouf: Hasan Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Hasan