A woman performed tayammum by striking her hands with a blanket because she was unable to perform wudu; what is the ruling on her tayammum?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We have an elderly sick woman who cannot stand, and she has been praying for a week. He says: We have an elderly sick woman who cannot stand, and she has been praying for two weeks without wudu; instead, she strikes her hands on the blanket, performs tayammum on that basis, and prays. What is the ruling on her prayer? Does she have to repeat it? And if there is impurity on her while she is praying, does she have to remove this impurity, even though it is difficult for her?
The Shaykh:
As for wudu and tayammum, striking the blanket is not sufficient unless there is dust on it. If there is dust that sticks to the hand, that is sufficient. But if there is no dust on it, it is not sufficient, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] Therefore, there must be pure dust on the surface being struck. As for something that has no dust on it, tayammum on it is not valid, and this includes the blanket and the bed. So she has not purified herself, and she must repeat her prayers. Why did she not ask before? Why did she rely on her own opinion and not ask? She is the one who was negligent, so she must make up the prayers because she prayed without purity. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. He says, in the continuation of his question: And what if there is impurity on her while she is praying?
The Shaykh:
The impurity should be washed off, or the clothing should be changed. Either she washes it off or she changes the clothing. If she is unable to wash it off and unable to change the clothing, she prays according to her condition, even if there is impurity on her. Allah the Exalted says:[At-Taghabun 64:16] Likewise, regarding wudu and tayammum, if she is unable to perform wudu and unable to perform tayammum, she prays according to her condition without wudu and without tayammum. Allah the Exalted says: [At-Taghabun 64:16] But this woman is able to perform tayammum; she just did not perform it correctly.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We have an elderly sick woman who cannot stand, and she has been praying for a week. He says: We have an elderly sick woman who cannot stand, and she has been praying for two weeks without wudu; instead, she strikes her hands on the blanket, performs tayammum on that basis, and prays. What is the ruling on her prayer? Does she have to repeat it? And if there is impurity on her while she is praying, does she have to remove this impurity, even though it is difficult for her?
The Shaykh:
As for wudu and tayammum, striking the blanket is not sufficient unless there is dust on it. If there is dust that sticks to the hand, that is sufficient. But if there is no dust on it, it is not sufficient, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it
فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُThe questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. He says, in the continuation of his question: And what if there is impurity on her while she is praying?
The Shaykh:
The impurity should be washed off, or the clothing should be changed. Either she washes it off or she changes the clothing. If she is unable to wash it off and unable to change the clothing, she prays according to her condition, even if there is impurity on her. Allah the Exalted says:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْSo fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [79 -2802] امرأة تيمَّمت عن طريق ضرب يديها بالبطانية لأنها لا تستطيع الوضوء فما حكم تيممها؟ — youtube.com
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