Tayammum on the Seashore and Women Going There
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The questioner:
Welcome, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking: If we are on the seashore, is it permissible to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) in the presence of water, out of fear that her 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) will be exposed? This is the same question that is added.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when water is available. The questioner, whether male or female, can take water to perform ghusl (the full ritual bath) or wudu' (the ablution for prayer). One can use a tree, a wall, a tent, or a curtain to create privacy, perform the act of charity that blocks the light, and purify oneself with Allah. It is also not permissible. Yes. Also, going to the spices [bathhouses]—women going to the spices [bathhouses]—this has its wisdom. Also, women go to the spices [bathhouses] and mix with men. So if it is absolutely necessary that they go to a place, or if women and their families go with them, they should go to a place in the bathhouses where there are no men, and there is no
The questioner:
Yes. Peace be upon you, Honorable Shaykh. In her second question, she says: I was on the seashore and saw many naked people. What is the ruling that applies to me in this situation?
The Shaykh:
The ruling is that one should not go to this seashore where nakedness and shamelessness are apparent. One should not go to this place. And it is the duty of the guardians of women to keep them away from these places.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable
Welcome, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking: If we are on the seashore, is it permissible to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) in the presence of water, out of fear that her 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) will be exposed? This is the same question that is added.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when water is available. The questioner, whether male or female, can take water to perform ghusl (the full ritual bath) or wudu' (the ablution for prayer). One can use a tree, a wall, a tent, or a curtain to create privacy, perform the act of charity that blocks the light, and purify oneself with Allah. It is also not permissible. Yes. Also, going to the spices [bathhouses]—women going to the spices [bathhouses]—this has its wisdom. Also, women go to the spices [bathhouses] and mix with men. So if it is absolutely necessary that they go to a place, or if women and their families go with them, they should go to a place in the bathhouses where there are no men, and there is no
The questioner:
Yes. Peace be upon you, Honorable Shaykh. In her second question, she says: I was on the seashore and saw many naked people. What is the ruling that applies to me in this situation?
The Shaykh:
The ruling is that one should not go to this seashore where nakedness and shamelessness are apparent. One should not go to this place. And it is the duty of the guardians of women to keep them away from these places.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 23 — archive.org (49:36)
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