Tayammum
Tayammum is a dry substitute for wudu or ghusl, done by striking clean earth or a similar surface and wiping the face and hands. It is used when water is unavailable, harmful, or too scarce to spare. It is a concession, not a preference over water when water can be used.
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Is it permissible to perform tayammum with a smooth stone, as if it were oiled, bearing in mind that the Malikis issue fatwas allowing tayammum on stone?
It is permissible to perform tayammum with anything that ascends from the earth's surface, such as dust, clay, stones, and sand, based on the Almighty's saying: (Then perform tayammum with pure earth). Abu Hanifa and…
Is it permissible to perform Tayammum when water is cut off from homes and mosques, and if so, what is the Shafi'i school's evidence for the distance one must search for water (masāfat al-ghawth)?
The jurists agree on the condition of seeking water before performing tayammum unless one is certain of its absence, but they differ on the distance of this search. The Hanafis specified it as one mile, the Malikis as…
Is it permissible to perform tayammum with vessels made of earthen materials (such as clay and pottery) or on painted walls?
It is permissible to perform tayammum with anything that has risen from the earth's surface, such as dust, mud, stone, sand, and pottery, due to the Almighty's saying: (Then perform tayammum with pure earth). It is…
Questions that use it
Is it permissible to remove major ritual impurity (janabah) with tayammum?
Is it obligatory to repeat prayers that were performed with tayammum due to fear of parental anger and their prohibition of wudu’ because of cracked feet, knowing that sometimes wudu’ was performed secretly?
How does a woman afflicted with hemiplegia who finds it difficult to perform ablution (wudu') perform ablution or dry ablution (tayammum)? And should sand be brought to her, or should she perform tayammum by striking a dust-free wall? And what are the characteristics of her tayammum and prayer?