Is it necessary for tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) to be performed with soil that has dust, or not?
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The questioner : Regarding tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth), does it mean that one must perform tayammum with soil that has dust?
The Shaykh : Tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with soil does not require dust, according to the stronger position.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:43] This is general for all times, and it is known that travelers may be on sandy ground that has no dust, or they may be in the season of rain and wet ground, so there is no dust.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So the correct view is that dust is not a condition.
The Shaykh : Tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with soil does not require dust, according to the stronger position.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because Allah the Exalted said:
and find no water, then seek clean earth
فلم تجدوا ماءً فتيمموا صعيداً طيباًThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So the correct view is that dust is not a condition.