Is my wife's circumambulation valid after she performed tayammum instead of wudu during tawaf due to her illness and exhaustion? And what must she do if her circumambulation is not valid?
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Purity (tahara) is a condition for the validity of circumambulation (). Therefore, the wife must interrupt her tawaf, perform ablution (wudu), and then complete her tawaf. Dry ablution () is not sufficient when water is available. If she returns to her country, she must sacrifice a sheep in the (sacred precinct) and distribute its meat to the poor there. She can appoint someone to act on her behalf. Her ' is valid.
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