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How was the method of Tayammum (dry ablution) in previous nations?

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Tayammum did not exist in previous nations; it is a purification specific to the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "And the earth has been made for me a mosque and a means of purification."

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