What is the ruling on tayammum and what are its conditions?
is prescribed for both travelers and residents, subject to certain conditions. Its legitimacy is established by the Quran, the , and scholarly consensus (Ijma'):
- From the Quran: Allah Almighty says: (And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands [with it]. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.) [An-Nisa: 43]. - From the Sunnah: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The earth has been made for me a place of prostration and a means of purification." Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. - Consensus (Ijma'): Muslims have unanimously agreed that tayammum is prescribed as a substitute for wudu and in specific circumstances and under certain conditions.
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