Is it permissible for the bride to perform tayammum instead of wudu for the Sunnah prayer with her husband on their wedding night?
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It is not permissible to perform (dry ablution) when water is available and one is able to use it, whether for a prayer or a fard (obligatory) prayer. This is based on the Almighty’s saying: (and find no water, then perform tayammum with clean earth). Maintaining one’s appearance for the husband, even on the wedding night, is not an excuse to avoid using water.
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