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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it true that tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) is not valid except with soil only?

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The questioner : But I mean that tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) is not valid except with soil?

The Shaykh : It is valid with anything on the earth, but on a plane, a person is only able to do it if he has soil with him; then he can perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth).

The questioner : Yes, this questioner, Muhammad Ahmad Badr, is Egyptian and also works in Iraq. He says:
Source alathar.net

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