Is it permissible for a woman to switch from wudu' to tayammum if there are men around her?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. One of the brothers or sisters has an important question. He says: Is it permissible for a woman to use the dispensation of tayammum, or to combine prayers, in certain situations where she is in a place that has water, but it is not in her house, and there are men in that place, and it is difficult for her to perform wudu' for every prayer because she is ill and cannot maintain her wudu'? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Wudu' is obligatory when water is present, and the prayer is not valid without it. This woman must take precautions for herself; she should find a place for wudu' where she is hidden from the men, or ask someone to make a place for her that covers her, even if only temporarily. It is obligatory for her either to perform wudu' in her house, or to try to find a covered place, even with a temporary screen, where she can perform wudu', or to ask the women present with her to cover her while she performs wudu' by spreading a garment around her?
They cover her with it. The important thing is that wudu' is necessary whenever it is possible. If it is not possible, she performs wudu' when she goes to her house. She delays the prayer from the beginning of its time; she delays it from the beginning of its time. If she goes to her house, even at the end of the time, she performs wudu' and prays. As for tayammum, it is not permissible when water is present. She is close to her house and capable of performing wudu' and making a screen, so this does not permit her to perform tayammum. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[An-Nisa 4:43] He made tayammum conditional on the absence of water. If water is present and one is able to use it, tayammum is not permissible for him. This woman has access to water, and she can use it if she makes the effort. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is her medical condition, O Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
This does not prevent her. She did not mention that the illness prevents her from performing wudu'. If the illness prevented her from performing wudu', she would perform tayammum. But she did not mention that this illness prevents her from performing wudu'; rather, what prevents her, she says, is that she is in a place that is not covered, and there are men there. She must use the means by which she can perform wudu'.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. One of the brothers or sisters has an important question. He says: Is it permissible for a woman to use the dispensation of tayammum, or to combine prayers, in certain situations where she is in a place that has water, but it is not in her house, and there are men in that place, and it is difficult for her to perform wudu' for every prayer because she is ill and cannot maintain her wudu'? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Wudu' is obligatory when water is present, and the prayer is not valid without it. This woman must take precautions for herself; she should find a place for wudu' where she is hidden from the men, or ask someone to make a place for her that covers her, even if only temporarily. It is obligatory for her either to perform wudu' in her house, or to try to find a covered place, even with a temporary screen, where she can perform wudu', or to ask the women present with her to cover her while she performs wudu' by spreading a garment around her?
They cover her with it. The important thing is that wudu' is necessary whenever it is possible. If it is not possible, she performs wudu' when she goes to her house. She delays the prayer from the beginning of its time; she delays it from the beginning of its time. If she goes to her house, even at the end of the time, she performs wudu' and prays. As for tayammum, it is not permissible when water is present. She is close to her house and capable of performing wudu' and making a screen, so this does not permit her to perform tayammum. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth
وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُواThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is her medical condition, O Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
This does not prevent her. She did not mention that the illness prevents her from performing wudu'. If the illness prevented her from performing wudu', she would perform tayammum. But she did not mention that this illness prevents her from performing wudu'; rather, what prevents her, she says, is that she is in a place that is not covered, and there are men there. She must use the means by which she can perform wudu'.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4063- هل يجوز للمرأة أن تعدل من الوضوء إلى التيمم إذا كان حولها رجال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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