The ruling on one who performs tayammum in the presence of water
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Q96: The questioner says: There are people who, despite the presence of water, perform tayammum and pray with it constantly. I have advised them several times, but my advice has no effect on them. Is the prayer valid in this manner? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
A96: Tayammum is a substitute for purification with water, and it is not permissible except for a valid religious excuse. The first case is when one is devoid of water, or when one has only a small amount of water that is insufficient for his needs, in which case he keeps the water for his needs and performs tayammum. The second case is when one is unable to use water, despite its presence, due to an illness that prevents him from using it, or because using it is difficult for him in a state of illness; in this case, he performs tayammum. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6]
The noble verse indicates that tayammum is not permissible except in two cases: The first case is when a person is ill and unable to use water. The second case is when a person is traveling and has no water with which to perform wudu or ghusl from janabah, or when he has only a small amount of water that is insufficient for his needs and purification. In these two cases, one resorts to tayammum. However, if one performs tayammum without a valid religious excuse, while water is present and he is able to use it, then it is not valid, and his prayer is not valid; because he prayed without purification. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 60Sahih (Al-Albani) And because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) conditioned in this verse the precedence of purification with water for prayer in the manner He mentioned in this noble verse. Therefore, these people whom you mentioned who constantly pray with tayammum, as long as they do this without an excuse, then
their prayer is not valid for the entire duration. So the Muslim should fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and perform what Allah has made obligatory upon him in a prescribed manner. Tayammum is a dispensation when there is a need for it, and it is a substitute for water. When water is present, tayammum is not valid, as long as one is able to use the water. And Allah knows best.
A96: Tayammum is a substitute for purification with water, and it is not permissible except for a valid religious excuse. The first case is when one is devoid of water, or when one has only a small amount of water that is insufficient for his needs, in which case he keeps the water for his needs and performs tayammum. The second case is when one is unable to use water, despite its presence, due to an illness that prevents him from using it, or because using it is difficult for him in a state of illness; in this case, he performs tayammum. This is 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 مِنْهُThe noble verse indicates that tayammum is not permissible except in two cases: The first case is when a person is ill and unable to use water. The second case is when a person is traveling and has no water with which to perform wudu or ghusl from janabah, or when he has only a small amount of water that is insufficient for his needs and purification. In these two cases, one resorts to tayammum. However, if one performs tayammum without a valid religious excuse, while water is present and he is able to use it, then it is not valid, and his prayer is not valid; because he prayed without purification. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Allaah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any of you when you are defiled until you performed ablution.
لا يقبل الله صلاة أحدكم إذا أحدث حتى يتوضأtheir prayer is not valid for the entire duration. So the Muslim should fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and perform what Allah has made obligatory upon him in a prescribed manner. Tayammum is a dispensation when there is a need for it, and it is a substitute for water. When water is present, tayammum is not valid, as long as one is able to use the water. And Allah knows best.
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