Tayammum Instead of Ghusl Because of Cold

Question

Zayd says that a man asked him: “I am very weak, and I went in to my wife. It is the cold season; there is a fear of falling ill from bathing, and the time of the Fajr prayer is short: if I heat water and bathe, the Fajr prayer will become qada’. In such a state, may I perform tayammum and pray, or should I pray it as qada’?”

Answer

When the means of heating water are available, the water should be heated early, beforehand; in such a state he should not perform tayammum.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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