Is it permissible for one who has performed tayammum to pray the sunnah of wudu'?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for one who has performed tayammum to pray the sunnah of wudu'?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The questioner : May Allah send prayers and peace upon him.
The Shaykh : The purity of tayammum is complete purity that removes the state of ritual impurity as long as the cause for tayammum remains, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] His saying, the Exalted: indicates that tayammum is a purifier that removes the state of ritual impurity exactly like water. Also indicating this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam) and "al-tahur" is that by which one purifies oneself. Accordingly, if a person performs the prescribed tayammum for which its cause is found, he prays with this tayammum as much as he wishes of obligatory and voluntary prayers, and he remains in a state of purity even if the time passes, so he can pray the next prayer with it until a nullifier of wudu' occurs.
For example, if a person performs tayammum for the Zuhr prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he prays as much as he wishes of obligatory and voluntary prayers, then he remains until the 'Asr prayer without his wudu' being nullified, or without doing anything that nullifies wudu', then he prays 'Asr with the tayammum of the Zuhr prayer, there is no blame on him in this. And I hope that the questioner has understood now.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That it is permissible for her to perform voluntary prayers with the purity of tayammum just as she performs voluntary prayers with the purity of water. But when water is found, it is obligatory for him to perform wudu' when intending to pray, or to perform ghusl if he is in a state of major ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw one day a man sitting apart, not praying with the people, meaning he did not pray with the congregation. So he asked him, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah! I am in a state of major ritual impurity and there is no water." So he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 348 Then water became available, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him water and said: This indicates that tayammum becomes invalid when water is found.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener says.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The questioner : May Allah send prayers and peace upon him.
The Shaykh : The purity of tayammum is complete purity that removes the state of ritual impurity as long as the cause for tayammum remains, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْهُ مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَكِنْ يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَBut He intends to purify you
وَلَكِنْ يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْthe earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification.
جعِلت لي الأرض مسجدا وطهوراFor example, if a person performs tayammum for the Zuhr prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he prays as much as he wishes of obligatory and voluntary prayers, then he remains until the 'Asr prayer without his wudu' being nullified, or without doing anything that nullifies wudu', then he prays 'Asr with the tayammum of the Zuhr prayer, there is no blame on him in this. And I hope that the questioner has understood now.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That it is permissible for her to perform voluntary prayers with the purity of tayammum just as she performs voluntary prayers with the purity of water. But when water is found, it is obligatory for him to perform wudu' when intending to pray, or to perform ghusl if he is in a state of major ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw one day a man sitting apart, not praying with the people, meaning he did not pray with the congregation. So he asked him, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah! I am in a state of major ritual impurity and there is no water." So he said:
Perform Tayammum with clean earth and that will be sufficient for you.
عليك بالصعيد فإنه يكفيكTake this and pour it over yourself
خذ هذا أفرغه على نفسكThe questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener says.