Abu Qilabah narrates from a person belonging to Banu Amir: I was informed about Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), so I went to him. I asked him: "Are you Sayyiduna Abu Dharr?" He replied: "That is what my family calls me." Then Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Once I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have been ruined." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What has caused your ruin?" I said: "I was in a place where water could not be found. My wife was also with me. I became in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity)." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pure earth is a means of attaining purification as long as a person does not find water, even if ten years pass. When you find water, then pour it over your body."
Hadith Referenceسنن الدارقطني / كتاب الطهارة / 722
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده صحيح ، وأخرجه ابن خزيمة فى ((صحيحه)) برقم: 2292، وابن حبان فى ((صحيحه)) برقم: 1311، والحاكم فى ((مستدركه)) برقم: 632، والنسائي فى ((المجتبیٰ)) برقم: 321 ، وأبو داود فى ((سننه)) برقم: 332، 333، والترمذي فى ((جامعه)) برقم: 124، والدارقطني فى ((سننه)) برقم: 721، 722، 723، 724، 725، 726، وأحمد فى ((مسنده)) برقم: 21699، وابن أبى شيبة فى ((مصنفه)) برقم: 1673» « قال الدارقطني: صححه . فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري لابن رجب: (2 / 63)»