A man on a journey with his wife

Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah said: A group from Banu Qushayr came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: We stay far away from water, our wives are with us, and we have no water except enough for our lips (to drink). He said: "Yes, even if that lasts a year or two."

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was on a journey with a group of the Companions, and Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) was also with him. The people would put Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) forward to lead the prayer because of his kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One day Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) led them in prayer, then turned towards them, smiled and said: "I had relations with a Roman slave-woman, then I led you in prayer in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) after performing dry ablution (tayammum)."

Jabir bin Zayd was asked: A man is with his wife and is far from water; what should he do? He said: He may have relations with his wife and perform dry ablution (tayammum).

Abu al-Awwam said: Once I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a bedouin came and said: We take our livestock far away from water. Then one of us feels the need to have intercourse with his wife; what should we do? He said: Ibn Umar would not do so; but as for you, when you find water, take the ritual bath (ghusl).

Abu Abdullah al-Mawsili said: Sayyiduna Ibn Awf, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) were on a journey and could not find water. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas had intercourse with his wife, and the others reproached him for it.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and al-Hasan saw no harm in a man who is on a journey and has no water with him having intercourse with his wife and then performing dry ablution (tayammum).

Al-Hasan al-Basri used to say: If a man is on a journey and there are two or three nights' distance between him and water, there is no harm in his having intercourse with his wife and then performing dry ablution (tayammum).

Salim used to perform dry ablution (tayammum) after having intercourse if the water was frozen.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When a person is in a desolate place where there is no water, and he is overcome by such desire that it reaches an unbearable degree, and his wife is with him, he may have intercourse with her if he wishes.

Ata said that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) had intercourse with his wife while on a journey, although he had no water.

Abu Ubaydah disliked that a man who has no water should have intercourse.

Mujahid said: We were on a journey with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and a slave girl of his was with him. He stayed behind and had intercourse with his slave girl, then he caught up with us and said: "Do you have water?" We said: "No." He said: "I knew that." Then he performed tayammum.