The ruling on tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) for a sick person who is unable to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer)
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The questioner, Umm Muhammad from al-Kharj, says: Honorable Shaykh, a sick man is unable to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) and goes to the mosque without ritual purity. Is it permissible for him to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when he goes to the mosque? In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh:
(Peace and blessings be upon him) and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. If a Muslim is unable to achieve ritual purity with water, either because there is no water, or because he is sick and it is difficult for him to use water, or because the water is scarce and insufficient for his needs and his purification, then he prioritizes his needs, conserves the water for his needs, and performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) in these circumstances. Then, if he is able to use water on some parts of his body but not others, he uses water on the parts he can and performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) for the part he cannot. Or, if he has a bandage or a cast, he wipes over the bandage or cast on the fracture or wound, and this suffices for washing what is underneath it.
Tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) is performed when one intends to pray. He performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) in the mosque, inside the mosque, or in any place where he intends to pray; he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when he intends to pray.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The questioner, Umm Muhammad from al-Kharj, says: Honorable Shaykh, a sick man is unable to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) and goes to the mosque without ritual purity. Is it permissible for him to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when he goes to the mosque? In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh:
(Peace and blessings be upon him) and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. If a Muslim is unable to achieve ritual purity with water, either because there is no water, or because he is sick and it is difficult for him to use water, or because the water is scarce and insufficient for his needs and his purification, then he prioritizes his needs, conserves the water for his needs, and performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) in these circumstances. Then, if he is able to use water on some parts of his body but not others, he uses water on the parts he can and performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) for the part he cannot. Or, if he has a bandage or a cast, he wipes over the bandage or cast on the fracture or wound, and this suffices for washing what is underneath it.
Tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) is performed when one intends to pray. He performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) in the mosque, inside the mosque, or in any place where he intends to pray; he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when he intends to pray.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 256 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:56)
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