Tayammum for the funeral prayer for fear of missing it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some jurists have stated that if a person fears he will miss the funeral prayer and is not in a state of ritual purity, it is permissible for him to perform tayammum, even if water is nearby. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
Yes, some scholars have held this view, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, because the funeral prayer is missed; if he were to go perform wudu, he would miss it. They even said that if one were to go perform wudu for the Friday prayer and miss it, it would be missed, and it is not made up. So he performs tayammum. This is a specific issue, and some of the most precise scholars have held this view. However, there is no doubt that being cautious and aligning with the majority is safer and more complete. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some jurists have stated that if a person fears he will miss the funeral prayer and is not in a state of ritual purity, it is permissible for him to perform tayammum, even if water is nearby. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
Yes, some scholars have held this view, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, because the funeral prayer is missed; if he were to go perform wudu, he would miss it. They even said that if one were to go perform wudu for the Friday prayer and miss it, it would be missed, and it is not made up. So he performs tayammum. This is a specific issue, and some of the most precise scholars have held this view. However, there is no doubt that being cautious and aligning with the majority is safer and more complete. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 029-كتاب الجنائز - 2-16-1-22 هـ — archive.org (1:21:24)
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