What is the recourse if a person cannot find water to wash off prohibited perfume?

Chapter on Ransom (Fidyah) and Penalty for Hunting

Al-Mughni

Book of Hajj

Book 11 · Issue 4 · Bab 6

Open in Qurani

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If water is unavailable for washing off the prohibited substance, the person must wipe it off with a cloth, or rub it with dust, a leaf, or grass. This obligation is based on removing the substance according to one's capacity, and these actions represent the limit of their ability.