The listener also asks: Is it permissible for the one who prays to perform tayammum on the carpets of mosques today, or on the tiles, because it is difficult to find pure earth, especially in large cities?
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The questioner : The listener also asks: Is it permissible for the one who prays to perform tayammum on the carpets of mosques today, or on the tiles, because it is difficult to find pure earth, especially in large cities?
The Shaykh : We say that tayammum is performed on the earth and on what is attached to it, such as the walls, because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he performed wudu' on the wall. And on this basis, the tiles...
The questioner : He performed wudu' on the wall?
The Shaykh : Tayammum.
The questioner : Tayammum on...
The questioner : Tayammum on the wall.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And on this basis, tayammum on the tiles is permissible because they are connected to the earth. As for tayammum on the carpets, it is not recommended to perform tayammum on the carpets if there is no dust on them, for in that case, tayammum is not valid on them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if there is dust on them, then tayammum is valid on them because of the dust, which is of the same kind as the earth. However, even so, it is not recommended to perform tayammum on them unless one finds nothing else to perform tayammum with from the earth and what is attached to it, such as the walls and the like. Yes.
The Shaykh : We say that tayammum is performed on the earth and on what is attached to it, such as the walls, because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he performed wudu' on the wall. And on this basis, the tiles...
The questioner : He performed wudu' on the wall?
The Shaykh : Tayammum.
The questioner : Tayammum on...
The questioner : Tayammum on the wall.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And on this basis, tayammum on the tiles is permissible because they are connected to the earth. As for tayammum on the carpets, it is not recommended to perform tayammum on the carpets if there is no dust on them, for in that case, tayammum is not valid on them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if there is dust on them, then tayammum is valid on them because of the dust, which is of the same kind as the earth. However, even so, it is not recommended to perform tayammum on them unless one finds nothing else to perform tayammum with from the earth and what is attached to it, such as the walls and the like. Yes.