#486 486 - Abu Dawud narrated to us, he said: Hammad ibn Salamah and Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from a man from Banu 'Amir, who said: "I saw Abu Dharr in the Quba Mosque praying while wearing a Qitri cloak. I greeted him with Salam, but he did not respond to me. When he finished his prayer, he responded to me. I said: 'Are you Abu Dharr?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I found the climate of Madinah unhealthy, so the Messenger of Allah (saw) ordered some camels for me and ordered me to drink from their milk and urine' - then Ayyub remained silent at the mention of 'their urine' - 'And I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) among a group of his companions in the shade of the mosque. When he saw me, he said: "O Abu Dharr!" I said: "I am ruined, O Messenger of Allah!" He said: "And what has ruined you?" or he said: "And what is that?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I stay far away from water and I become in a state of major ritual impurity (Janabah). Should I pray without ablution?" or he said: "without purification?" So he called for water for me, and an Abyssinian slave girl came with a large vessel containing water that was splashing around, and it was not full. I concealed myself behind the camel and performed Ghusl. He said: And the Messenger of Allah (saw) said to me: "O Abu Dharr, indeed clean earth is sufficient for you even if you do not find water for ten years. But when you find water, then let it touch your skin."' Abu Bishr said: And Abu Hafs narrated to us, Yazid ibn Zuray' narrated to us, from Khalid al-Hadhdha', from Abu Qilabah, from 'Amr ibn Bujdan, who said: I heard Abu Dharr."