The Ruling on Tayammum (Dry Ablution) When Water Is Present
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Question:
This sister, the questioner, is a listener to the program. She says: Honorable Shaykh, my leg is broken and I am unable to perform wudu' (ablution) because of the illness. However, I was performing tayammum (dry ablution) when praying, and I was combining the prayers of Zuhr and 'Asr, and Maghrib and 'Isha'. My question is: Did I do right when I was performing tayammum while water was in the house? Because if I had performed wudu', I would have gotten water on my clothes, and I felt cold along with the pain of the fracture. I am a sick woman.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah to the best of his ability. If she has water and has someone to help her with wudu', then it is obligatory for her to do so. However, if she is unable to use water, unable to walk and go to the water, and has no one to help her or bring water to her or take her to it, then she performs tayammum.
This sister, the questioner, is a listener to the program. She says: Honorable Shaykh, my leg is broken and I am unable to perform wudu' (ablution) because of the illness. However, I was performing tayammum (dry ablution) when praying, and I was combining the prayers of Zuhr and 'Asr, and Maghrib and 'Isha'. My question is: Did I do right when I was performing tayammum while water was in the house? Because if I had performed wudu', I would have gotten water on my clothes, and I felt cold along with the pain of the fracture. I am a sick woman.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah to the best of his ability. If she has water and has someone to help her with wudu', then it is obligatory for her to do so. However, if she is unable to use water, unable to walk and go to the water, and has no one to help her or bring water to her or take her to it, then she performs tayammum.
Source
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