Is it permissible for these disabled siblings – who cannot perform ablution except with assistance – to perform tayammum (dry ablution)? And is it valid to perform tayammum by striking the palms on a pillow, for example, given that there is a fatwa permitting tayammum on any pure surface, especially since dust sometimes sticks to the face and causes allergies?
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An individual unable to use water due to a disability, such as a severed hand or paralysis, must have someone else perform ablution (wudu') or dry ablution (tayammum) for them if water would harm them. If they cannot find someone to assist them freely, they should hire someone to do so, provided they have the means to pay.
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