Is it permissible to perform Tayammum on a face covered with sun-protective cream?
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If the paint on the face is neither thick nor prevents the soil from reaching [the skin], then it does not affect the validity of . This is because Tayammum is like Wudu in this ruling, and whatever is not sufficient for Wudu is not sufficient for Tayammum. It is obligatory to completely cover [the relevant parts] in Tayammum, according to the more correct opinion, which is the apparent narration, because Tayammum takes the place of Wudu for the two specified limbs.
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