The ruling on tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) when one is able to use water
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Question:
He says: My brother prays, but he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with a stone and does not perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) with water, even though he uses water for ghusl (the full ritual bath). When I ask him why he does that, he says that the doctor forbade him from using water. Is his prayer valid with this tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth)?
Answer:
If he uses water for ghusl (the full ritual bath) and water does not harm him during ghusl (the full ritual bath), then it is even more certain that it will not harm him during wudu' (the ablution for prayer); because wudu' (the ablution for prayer) requires less water and is less burdensome.
It is obligatory (wajib) for him to pray with water and to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer). If ghusl (the full ritual bath) does not harm him, then wudu' (the ablution for prayer) does not harm him. It is obligatory (wajib) for him to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) and to disobey this doctor who told him so, if he has tried water and it did not harm him. He has no right to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth). Furthermore, tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with a stone is not beneficial. It is obligatory (wajib) to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with soil, with the surface of the earth, not with a stone. As long as he intends to use soil, he should strike the soil, strike the surface of the earth, and perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) from it, if he is unable to use water due to an illness where water harms him, or because he is traveling and cannot find water.
It is obligatory (wajib) for the believer to leave off doubts and obsessive thoughts that have no basis. Not every doctor’s word is to be obeyed. One only obeys the word of the trustworthy, knowledgeable doctor who guides you to what benefits you and warns you of what harms you. There is no harm in that. And as long as you, O patient, have used water for ghusl (the full ritual bath) and it does not harm you, it is even more certain that wudu' (the ablution for prayer) will not harm you. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: My brother prays, but he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with a stone and does not perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) with water, even though he uses water for ghusl (the full ritual bath). When I ask him why he does that, he says that the doctor forbade him from using water. Is his prayer valid with this tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth)?
Answer:
If he uses water for ghusl (the full ritual bath) and water does not harm him during ghusl (the full ritual bath), then it is even more certain that it will not harm him during wudu' (the ablution for prayer); because wudu' (the ablution for prayer) requires less water and is less burdensome.
It is obligatory (wajib) for him to pray with water and to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer). If ghusl (the full ritual bath) does not harm him, then wudu' (the ablution for prayer) does not harm him. It is obligatory (wajib) for him to perform wudu' (the ablution for prayer) and to disobey this doctor who told him so, if he has tried water and it did not harm him. He has no right to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth). Furthermore, tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with a stone is not beneficial. It is obligatory (wajib) to perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) with soil, with the surface of the earth, not with a stone. As long as he intends to use soil, he should strike the soil, strike the surface of the earth, and perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) from it, if he is unable to use water due to an illness where water harms him, or because he is traveling and cannot find water.
It is obligatory (wajib) for the believer to leave off doubts and obsessive thoughts that have no basis. Not every doctor’s word is to be obeyed. One only obeys the word of the trustworthy, knowledgeable doctor who guides you to what benefits you and warns you of what harms you. There is no harm in that. And as long as you, O patient, have used water for ghusl (the full ritual bath) and it does not harm you, it is even more certain that wudu' (the ablution for prayer) will not harm you. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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