Using the earth itself for tayammum in every prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person who is unable to use water due to illness places some earth in a container and uses it when praying. Is he allowed to use it every time, or must he change the earth, just as with water, because it becomes used?
Answer:
No. The “used” earth is what sticks to his hands; that is what is considered used. The earth that remains in the container or the bag is not used. He may use it for every prayer. There is no
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person who is unable to use water due to illness places some earth in a container and uses it when praying. Is he allowed to use it every time, or must he change the earth, just as with water, because it becomes used?
Answer:
No. The “used” earth is what sticks to his hands; that is what is considered used. The earth that remains in the container or the bag is not used. He may use it for every prayer. There is no
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (54:49)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.