It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Kulthum, who is the daughter of Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), that she received news that women would send for a lamp to be sold in the middle of the night, and they would see whether they had become pure from menstruation. Umm Kulthum considered this to be a fault and used to say that the women of the Companions did not do this.
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If a menstruating woman becomes pure but does not find water, should she perform tayammum? He said: Yes! She should perform tayammum, because her example is like that of a person in a state of janabah. When a person in janabah does not find water, he also performs tayammum.
Hadith Referenceموطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ / كتاب الطهارة / 128
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:مقطوع ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«مقطوع ضعيف، وأخرجه البيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 1618، وابن أبى شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 1014، شركة الحروف نمبر: 118، فواد عبدالباقي نمبر: 2 - كِتَابُ الطَّهَارَةِ-ح: 98»