My father was admitted to the hospital and underwent a surgical operation. He was performing tayammum for prayer using the wall of the room because there was no soil. Then I brought him some soil. What is the ruling on his tayammum?
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The questioner : My father was admitted to the hospital and underwent a surgical operation. He was performing tayammum for prayer, and there was no soil in the hospital, so he was performing tayammum with the room. After that, I brought him some soil. What is the ruling on this action, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If this action is the utmost that you are able to do, then it is a sufficient action, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Taghabun 64:16] and His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:286] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 7288. Yes.
The questioner : The female listener, A.B. al-Tawilah, says in this question.
The Shaykh : If this action is the utmost that you are able to do, then it is a sufficient action, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاAnd if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتمThe questioner : The female listener, A.B. al-Tawilah, says in this question.