He did not know what to say, so he replied: "If we were to grant them a concession in this, it would be likely that if the water became cold for one of them, he would leave it and perform tayammum." Al-Tirmidhi said: It is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that he retracted his opinion. Among the evidence indicating the permissibility of tayammum for the junub is what Imran ibn Husayn narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw a man keeping to himself, not praying with the people. He said: "O you! What prevented you from praying with the people?" He said: "I became junub and there is no water." He said: "You must use the pure earth, for it is sufficient for you." Agreed upon. [Also] the hadith of Abu Dharr, Amr ibn al-As, and the hadith of Jabir regarding the man who sustained a scalp wound. Furthermore, because it is a hadath [minor ritual impurity], it is permissible for him to perform tayammum, just like for minor ritual impurity.

Among these [rulings] is that if a wounded or ill person fears for himself [due to] using water, [it is permissible for him] to perform tayammum. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars, including Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ikrimah, Tawus, al-Nakha'i, Qatadah, Malik, and al-Shafi'i. Ata did not grant him a concession for tayammum except when water is absent, based on the apparent meaning of the verse; a similar view is narrated from al-Hasan regarding the junub person with smallpox, where he said: "Ghusl is necessary." Our evidence is the saying of Allah, the Almighty: "And do not kill yourselves," and the hadith of Amr ibn al-As when he performed tayammum due to the fear of cold, and the hadith of Ibn Abbas and Jabir regarding the one who sustained a scalp wound.