A man came to Umar and said, "I have become ritually impure and cannot find water."Umar replied, "Do not pray."Ammar said, "Do you not remember, Commander of the Believers, when you and I were on a military expedition and we both became ritually impure and could not find water? You did not pray, but I rolled in the dust and prayed. When we came to the Prophet ﷺ and I mentioned that to him, he said, 'It would have been enough for you to do this.' Then the Prophet ﷺ struck the ground with his hand, blew on it, and wiped his face and palms with it."
حدثنا محمد بن جعفر حدثنا شعبة عن الحكم عن ذر
أن رجلا أتى عمر فقال إني أجنبت فلم أجد ماء فقال عمر لا تصل فقال عمار أما تذكر يا أمير المؤمنين إذ أنا وأنت في سرية فأجنبنا فلم نجد ماء فأما أنت فلم تصل وأما أنا فتمعكت في التراب فصليت فلما أتينا النبي ﷺ فذكرت ذلك له فقال إنما كان يكفيك وضرب النبي ﷺ بيده إلى الأرض ثم نفخ فيها ومسح بها وجهه وكفيه