When Is Tayammum Permissible? Find Out Here!

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Hi all readers! Are you looking for an explanation of “When is Tayammum permissible?”? If your answer is, “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As Muslims, we must understand that. That's why I wrote this article. So, you should read it to the end!

Specifically, there are some important points about “When is Tayammum permissible?” which I will explain in this article. Some important things I mean are as follows:

Tayammum in Islam

The important thing about “When is Tayammum permissible?” what I will explain now is Tayammum in Islam. I want you to understand that first before you read any further explanation in this article. Why? Because that is one of the basic things about Tayammum. So, as a Muslim, you have to understand that.

The first thing about Tayammum in Islam that I want to explain to you is the definition of Tayammum. In other words, I will explain what Tayammum is in Islam to you.

If we read some Islamic legal literature, then we will find an explanation that the definition of Tayammum is as follows:

التَّيَمُّمُ هُوَ : التَّعَبُّدُ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى بِقَصْدِ الصَّعِيْدِ الطَّيِّبِ لِمَسْحِ الْوَجْهِ وَالْيَدَيْنِ بِهِ

Tayammum is worshiping Allah Taala by using clean and holy dust to wipe the face and two hands.

That is the definition of Tayammum in Islam. So, Tayammum or performing Tayammum is one type of worship in Islam.

The second important point about Tayammum in Islam that I will explain is that Tayammum is an alternative to purifying the body in Islam. It is done by using clean and holy dust to wipe the face and two hands.

That's a brief explanation of Tayammum in Islam. As Muslims, we must understand that.

Quran and Hadith About Tayammum

The second important point about “When is Tayammum permissible?” what I will explain now is the Quran and the hadith about Tayammum. In Islam, the Quran is the number one primary reference, while the hadith is the second primary reference. So, I want you to understand that so that you understand the argument of our discussion now.

Quran About Tayammum

As for the Quran about Tayammum what I mean is as follows:

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْٓا اِذَا قُمْتُمْ اِلَى الصَّلٰوةِ فَاغْسِلُوْا وُجُوْهَكُمْ وَاَيْدِيَكُمْ اِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوْا بِرُءُوْسِكُمْ وَاَرْجُلَكُمْ اِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِۗ وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوْاۗ وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَّرْضٰٓى اَوْ عَلٰى سَفَرٍ اَوْ جَاۤءَ اَحَدٌ مِّنْكُمْ مِّنَ الْغَاۤىِٕطِ اَوْ لٰمَسْتُمُ النِّسَاۤءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوْا مَاۤءً فَتَيَمَّمُوْا صَعِيْدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوْا بِوُجُوْهِكُمْ وَاَيْدِيْكُمْ مِّنْهُ ۗمَا يُرِيْدُ اللّٰهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَّلٰكِنْ يُّرِيْدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهٗ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ

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. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful. (Al-Maidah [5]: 6).

Hadith About Tayammum

As for the hadith about Tayammum I mean as follows:

عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ؛ أُعْطِيْتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطَهُنَّ أحَدٌ قَبْلِي: نُصِرْتُ بالرُّعْبِ مَسِيْرَةَ شَهْرٍ ، وَجُعِلَتْ لِيْ الأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُوْرًا ، فَأَيُّمُا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِيْ أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُصَلِّ ، وَأُحِلَّتْ لِيْ المَغَانِمُ وَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِيْ ، وَأُعْطِيْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ يُبْعَثُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ خَاصَّةً وَبُعِثْتُ إِلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّةً

From Jabir radliyallaahu anhu, that the Prophet (Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had said, “I have been given five things which were not given to any prophet before me; I have been helped by fear throughout the journey of a month, the earth has been made a holy place of prostration for me, so when the time has come to pray to someone, then let him pray. The spoils of war were made lawful for me and not for any prophet before me, I was given the right to intercede, the Prophets were sent only to their people while I was sent to all mankind."

That's a brief explanation of the Quran and the hadith about Tayammum. As Muslims, we must understand that.

When Is Tayammum Permissible?

The third important point about “When is Tayammum permissible?” what I'm going to explain now is a specific answer.

In general, if we understand some of the previous explanations, then we can conclude that Tayammum is one of the ways to purify the body or to eliminate major or minor hadas. In addition, the status of Tayammum is an alternative. The meaning is that there is a main way to purify the body or to remove major and minor hadas. The main ways I mean are wudu to remove minor hadas and bathing Janabah to remove major hadas.

If we cannot perform wudu to remove minor hadas or we cannot perform ghusl Janabah to remove major hadas, then we are allowed to perform Tayammum. That is the general explanation of “when is Tayammum permissible?”. But specifically, there are three conditions we are allowed to do Tayammum:

• One: if we do not find water for wudu, then Tayammum is permissible.
• Two: if we do not have water to bathe Janabah, then Tayammum is permissible.
• Three: if we are sick and we fear that we will die and we will be exposed to water, then Tayammum is permissible. We can find this explanation in the hadith below:

عَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا -- فِيْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:…وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرۡضَىٰٓ أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ … فَقَالَ ؛ إِذَا كَانَتْ بِالرَّجُلِ الْجِرَاحَةُ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ وَالْقُرُوْحُ ، فَيَجْنُبُ ، فَيَخَافُ أَنْ يَمُوْتَ إِنِ اغْتَسَلَ ، تَيَمَّمَ . رَوَاهُ الدَّارُقُطْنِيُّ

From Ibni Abbas radliyallahu anhuma - about the word of Allah Azza wa Jalla," … and if you are sick, or on a journey … (An-Nisa' [4]; 43) —he then said, "If there is a wound and ulcers in someone's body because of fighting in the way of Allah then he is junub and he is worried that he will die if he bathes, then he can do Tayammum." This hadith is narrated by ad-Daruquthni.

That's a brief explanation of "when is Tayammum permissible?". As Muslims, we must understand that.

Tayammum Guide

The fourth important point about “When is Tayammum permissible?” what I will explain now is the Tayammum guide. I want you to understand that so you can do that.

In general, there are two important points about the Tayammum guide which I will explain now. The two things I mean are as follows:

Hadith About Tayammum Guide

In general, a Muslim must perform Tayammum by placing his two palms on clean and holy dust. Then he had to rub his two palms over his face. After that he had to place his two palms again on another clean and holy dust. Then he should rub his two palms over his two middles up to his two elbows.

We can find this explanation in several hadiths about the Tayammum guide as follows:

عَنْ عَمَّارٍ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : بَعَثَنِيْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيْ حَاجَةٍ . فَأَجْنَبْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ الْمَاءَ . فَتَمَرَّغْتُ فِيْ الصَّعِيْدِ كمَاَ تَتَمَرَّعُ الدَّابَةُ . ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيْكَ أَنْ تَقُوْلَ بِيَدَيْكَ هَكَذَا . ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدَيْهِ الْأَرْضَ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ الشِّمَالَ عَلَى الْيَمِيْنِ وَظَاهِرَ كَفَّيْهِ وَوَجْهِهِ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ

From Ammar bin Yasir radliyallahu anhuma, he said, "The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam has sent for a purpose. I then junub and found no water. I then rolled on a plateau like an animal. Then I went to the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and told him that. He then said, "Surely you just have to do this with your hands." Then he clapped his hands on the earth once. Then he rubbed his left hand on his right hand, the outside of his palm, and his face." The hadith is narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

وَفِيْ رِوَايَةِ الْبُخَارِيِّ ؛ وَضَرَبَ بِكَفَّيْهِ الْأَرْضَ وَنَفَخَ فِيْهِمَا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ

In the history of al-Bukhari explained, "And he tapped the palms of his hands on the earth and then blew (dust) in the two palms of his hands. Then he rubbed his face and his palms with both of his hands. "

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : التَّيَمُّمُ ضَرْبَتَانِ . ضَرْبَةٌ لِلْوَجْهِ وَضَرْبَةٌ لِلْيَدَيْنِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ . رَوَاهُ الدَّارُقُطْنِيُّ

From Ibn Umar radliyallahu anhuma, he said, "Allah's Messenger sallallahu alaihi wa sallam once said, "Tayammum is two pats. One pat for the face and one pat for both hands until both elbows." The hadith is narrated by ad-Daruquthni.

Niyyah for Tayammum

The Niyyah for Tayammum is as follows:

نَوَيْتُ التَّيَمُّمَ لِإِسْتِبَاحَةِ الصَّلَاةِ فَرْضًا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

I intend to perform Tayammum in order to be allowed to pray, as an obligation, because of Allah Taala.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Tayammum is a significant aspect of Islamic worship, serving as an alternative method of purification when water is not available or its use is detrimental to one’s health. It is crucial for Muslims to grasp the conditions under which Tayammum becomes permissible. These conditions include the unavailability of water for wudu or ghusl, and the presence of health concerns that make the use of water risky. The Quran and Hadith provide clear guidance on Tayammum, emphasizing its role as a concession to ensure that Muslims can maintain their ritual purity. The proper procedure involves using clean dust to wipe the face and hands. Understanding these principles ensures that Muslims can observe their religious duties properly even in challenging circumstances. This article aimed to clarify these points, offering a comprehensive overview of when and how Tayammum can be performed.

I think that's enough for this article. Hope it is useful. Amen.

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