Explanation of the Manner of Tayammum and Its Conditions
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Q85: The questioner asks: What is the prescribed manner of tayammum, and what are its conditions?
A85: The prescribed manner of tayammum is to strike the ground with both hands, fingers spread, with one strike for the face and palms, and to wipe the palms with the palms of the hands. If one strikes twice, one strike for the face and one for the hands, there is no harm in that. Both manners have been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the tayammum is with one strike, it is divided between the face and the palms. The manner we mentioned is the stronger and better. As for the conditions of tayammum: for the validity of tayammum, it is required that there be no water, or an inability to use it, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] ,
so the condition for the validity of tayammum is the absence of water, or the inability to use it due to illness or the like, or the fear of thirst or harm from using it, because one’s water is not sufficient for drinking, cooking, and purification. It is also required that the tayammum be performed on pure earth, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: , meaning pure. This is what is required for tayammum, and Allah the Exalted knows best.
A85: The prescribed manner of tayammum is to strike the ground with both hands, fingers spread, with one strike for the face and palms, and to wipe the palms with the palms of the hands. If one strikes twice, one strike for the face and one for the hands, there is no harm in that. Both manners have been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the tayammum is with one strike, it is divided between the face and the palms. The manner we mentioned is the stronger and better. As for the conditions of tayammum: for the validity of tayammum, it is required that there be no water, or an inability to use it, based on 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
يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ 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 لاَمَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْهُso the condition for the validity of tayammum is the absence of water, or the inability to use it due to illness or the like, or the fear of thirst or harm from using it, because one’s water is not sufficient for drinking, cooking, and purification. It is also required that the tayammum be performed on pure earth, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
clean earth
صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا
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