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The Argument from the Hadith: “And He made its soil for us a means of purification” Regarding Tayammum with Soil

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) in Sahih
Related by Muslim.مسلم وجعلت تربتها لنا طهورا
Bulugh al-Maram 127
, those who say that tayammum is not valid except with soil use it as evidence, contrary to those who say that the term "sa'id" (earth) is general and unrestricted. His question is: Is his argument with this sound?

Answer:
Yes. Those who said that tayammum is valid on the entire pure surface of the earth hold that it must be pure; if it is impure, one does not perform tayammum with it, but if it is pure, they took the general meaning.
the earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification.جعلت لي الأرض مسجدا وطهورا
Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam)
. The generality of this. And the narration "its soil is a means of purification." This was taken by those who specified that tayammum is with soil. Similarly, Allah the Exalted said:
and wipe over your faces and hands with itفَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:6]
"Take pure earth." Sa'id is the dust that rises. "Wipe your faces and your hands with it." "With it" and "min" (from) indicate partiality, so they said that something from the earth must stick to his hand with which he wipes his face and his palms. The first group took the general meaning and said, "And He made its soil," this is one of the instances of the general, one of the instances of the general. And the general is not specified if this is from it; if it means the general, it is only specified by something other than its instances. As for its instances, they are included in it. So his saying
the earth has been made for me a place of worshipجعلت لي الأرض مسجدا
Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam)
includes soil and includes other than soil from the surface of the earth.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب المواضع المنهي عنها والمأذون فيها للصلاة — islamhouse.com (55:49)

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