and the scholars of opinion, because it is not possible to make it up with wudu, so he is like one who lacks water. Al-Sha'bi said: He should pray over it without wudu or tayammum, because it has neither bowing nor prostration; it is merely a supplication, so it is like supplication outside of prayer. Our evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Allah does not accept a prayer without purification." And his saying: "Allah does not accept the prayer of one who has broken his ritual purity until he performs wudu." And the saying of Allah the Almighty: "When you stand for prayer, wash your faces," up to the end of the verse. Then He permitted the abandonment of washing on the condition of the absence of water, by His saying: "If you do not find water, then perform tayammum." Thus, as long as the condition is not met, the matter remains upon the general ruling.

75 - Issue: He said: (And if he forgets the major ritual impurity (janaba) and performs tayammum for a minor ritual impurity (hadath), it does not suffice him).

Malik and Abu Thawr held this view. Abu Hanifa and Al-Shafi'i said: It suffices him, because their purification is one; thus, one of them falls away by the performance of the other, like urine and feces. Our evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Actions are only by intentions, and every person shall have what he intended," and this person did not intend the major ritual impurity, so it does not suffice him for it. Also, they are two different causes, so the intention of one does not suffice for the other, like Hajj and Umrah. Furthermore, they are two [types of] purification, so one of them is not fulfilled by the intention for the other, like purification with water according to Al-Shafi'i. The case they used for analogy is different, for their ruling is one, which is the minor ritual impurity; for this reason, the intention for one suffices for the other in purification with water.

Section: If he performs tayammum for the major ritual impurity (janaba), it does not suffice him for the minor ritual impurity (hadath), for the reasons we have mentioned. The disagreement regarding this is like the one preceding it. Therefore, he needs to specify what he performed the tayammum for, whether it be the minor ritual impurity or the major ritual impurity.