How a sick person performs tayammum
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Q: A. S. A. from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah says in his question: I am sick and I cannot perform wudu' by myself, and I have no one to help me. Should I perform tayammum? Knowing that the hospital cleans the walls, the floor, and the bedding daily, how do I perform tayammum given the situation I described?
A: If the sick person has no one to perform wudu' for him, and he is unable to perform wudu' by himself, then he performs tayammum; based on the saying of the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] the verse [al-Ma'idah: 6].
And the one who is unable to use water and perform tayammum is excused, and it is obligatory for him to pray in its time without wudu' or tayammum; based on the saying of the Exalted: [al-Taghabun: 16] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1337b.
And some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) prayed in some of the travels of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) without wudu' or tayammum, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of that from them. This was in the journey in which the ring of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was lost, and some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) went to look for it by the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) but did not find it. The time for prayer arrived, so they prayed without wudu' or tayammum. Tayammum had not been prescribed at that time, and they had no water. Then it was prescribed because of this incident.
And this is the obligatory thing. If the sick person does not have the ability to use water, and he has no one to perform wudu' for him, then it is obligatory for him to perform tayammum if he finds clean earth on the ground or in a vessel or container from which he can perform tayammum, and that suffices in place of wudu'.
And it is not permissible to be lenient in this matter. Rather, it is obligatory for all hospitals to take care of this. And it is obligatory for the sick person, before wudu' or tayammum, to clean himself from excrement and urine with water or with stones. Water is not specified as required; rather, it suffices for him to clean himself with pure napkins and the like, such as stones, earth, and the like, until he removes the impurity. It is obligatory that this not be less than three wipes. If cleanliness is not achieved by that, it is obligatory to increase until cleanliness is achieved; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he forbade cleaning oneself with less than three stones, and he forbade cleaning oneself with bone and dung, and he said: And success is from Allah.
A: If the sick person has no one to perform wudu' for him, and he is unable to perform wudu' by himself, then he performs tayammum; based on the saying of the Exalted:
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
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْهُAnd the one who is unable to use water and perform tayammum is excused, and it is obligatory for him to pray in its time without wudu' or tayammum; based on the saying of the Exalted:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAvoid that which I forbid you to do and do that which I command you to do to the best of your capacity
ما نهيتكم عنه فاجتنبوه، وما أمرتكم به فأتوا منه ما استطعتمAnd some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) prayed in some of the travels of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) without wudu' or tayammum, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of that from them. This was in the journey in which the ring of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was lost, and some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) went to look for it by the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) but did not find it. The time for prayer arrived, so they prayed without wudu' or tayammum. Tayammum had not been prescribed at that time, and they had no water. Then it was prescribed because of this incident.
And this is the obligatory thing. If the sick person does not have the ability to use water, and he has no one to perform wudu' for him, then it is obligatory for him to perform tayammum if he finds clean earth on the ground or in a vessel or container from which he can perform tayammum, and that suffices in place of wudu'.
And it is not permissible to be lenient in this matter. Rather, it is obligatory for all hospitals to take care of this. And it is obligatory for the sick person, before wudu' or tayammum, to clean himself from excrement and urine with water or with stones. Water is not specified as required; rather, it suffices for him to clean himself with pure napkins and the like, such as stones, earth, and the like, until he removes the impurity. It is obligatory that this not be less than three wipes. If cleanliness is not achieved by that, it is obligatory to increase until cleanliness is achieved; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever uses the miswak, let him make it an odd number
من استجمر فليوترThat they do not purify
إنهما لا يطهران
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