the use of water, so tayammum was rendered permissible for him, like a sick person.

Section: If he fears for his companion, his slave, or his livestock, it is as if he feared for himself, because the sanctity of his companion is like the sanctity of his own soul. One who fears for his livestock is one who fears the loss of his wealth, so it is similar to the case if he found water and there was a thief or a predatory animal between him and it, which he fears for his livestock or any of his property.

If he finds a thirsty person whom he fears will perish, it is incumbent upon him to give him the water and perform tayammum. It was said to Ahmad: A man has a water skin for ablution, and he sees some people who are thirsty; is it more beloved to you that he gives them [the water] to drink or performs ablution? He said: He should give them [the water] to drink. Then he mentioned a number of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who would perform tayammum and save the water for their lips. Abu Bakr and the Qadi said: He is not obligated to offer it because he is in need of it. Our view is that the sanctity of the human is prioritized over [the sanctity of] prayer, based on the evidence that if one sees a burning or drowning person while in prayer when its time is constricted, it is incumbent upon him to leave the prayer and go out to rescue him. Thus, it is more fitting that he prioritize it over purification with water. It has been narrated in a report that a prostitute was overcome by thirst, so she descended into a well and drank from it; when she emerged, she saw a dog licking the mud out of thirst, and she said: 'This [dog] has been afflicted with thirst similar to what I was afflicted with.' She went down and gave it water using her khuff (leather sock), so Allah forgave her. If this is the reward for giving water to a dog, then others are more deserving.

Section: If one who fears thirst finds pure water and impure water, and one of them suffices for his drinking, he shall retain the pure water for his drinking and pour away the impure one if he can dispense with drinking it. The Qadi said: He should perform ablution with the pure water and retain the impure one for his drinking, because he has found pure water which he can dispense with drinking; so it is similar to the case if he had a large amount of pure water. Our view is that he does not have access to that which it is permissible to perform ablution with, nor to that which it is permissible for him to drink, other than this pure water, so it is permissible for him to retain it if he fears