2. What is tayammum
• Tayammum is the Islamic act of dry ablution
• using a purified sand or dust, which may be
• performed in place of wudu or ghusl if no
• clean water is readily available or if one is
• suffering from moisture-induced skin
• inflammation or scaling.
3. When is Tayammum necessary?
• Tayammum becomes necessary in
• place of wudu or ghusl when one of
• the following circumstances
• prevails:
• •When water is not available within
• a radius of approximately 1.7 km.
• •When there is fear of an enemy, or
• a dangerous animal or a snake is
• near the water.
• •When the water is so little
that, if
• the water is used up for Wudhu or
• Ghusl then there is fear
of thirst.
• When there is no rope or bucket to
• draw water from a well, or one
• cannot reach water that is nearby
• (due to some reason), and no other
• person is available to fetch the
• water.
4. • When it is known by one's own
• experience, or a capable doctor
• says that the use of water would
• definitely be injurious to one's
• health
• -When one does not have a
• sufficient amount of money to pay
• for water which is being sold.
5. How is Tayammum performed?
1. Niyya : Make your intention as, "I am doing
• Tayammum in place of Wudhu (or Ghusl), for the
• pleasure of Allah and to seek closeness to Himi"
• 2. Strike the palms of both hands simultaneously
• on earth, sand, or stone which is dry and clean
• 3. Pull both palms together from the beginning
of
• the forehead where the hair grows down to the
• bridge of the nose. Both sides of the forehead
• joining the ears and over the eyebrows should be
• included.
• 4. Then pull the left palm on
the whole back of the
• right hand from the wrist bone
to the fingertips.
• 5. Then pull the right palm on
the whole back of the
• left hand.
• 6. Strike the palms together
upon a valid surface a
• second time as in Step 2.
• 7. Repeat Step 4
• 8. Repeat Step 5
6. What are the Obligatory acts of
Tayammum?
• Tayammum has four obligatory acts that need
• to performed:
• •Intention (Niyyah)
• Striking both palms together on the object on
• which Tayammum is valid.
• •Wiping or stroking the entire forehead with
• both palms.
• •Passing the left palm over the back of the
• right hand from the wrist-joint to the end of
• the fingers and then the right palm over the
• back of the left hand from the wrist-joint to the
• end of the fingers.
7. Story of Tayammum:
• Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Abu Bakr RA, the noble Sahab and an army were out on an
expedition. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) also took along one of his wives Aisha (RA) on
this trip. They passed Zaatul Jaish and Aisha (RA) realised her necklace was
missing, she told the beloved Prophet this and so the Prophet tried to calm and
soothe her. He then stopped the entire army to look for his wife's missing
necklace. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) with a few other men started to searching
for the necklace, night fell and still the prophet was searching for the necklace
and he still didn't order his army to move on. Instead he put his head on his
wife's lap and went to sleep.
8. • The people went and complained to Aisha RA father Abu Bakr RA, that the prophet
Muhammad stopped the entire army at a water less place to look for His wife's
missing necklace. The people were concerned on how they were going to pray fajr
prayer. Abu Bakr became angry with her daughter that she was making her husband
hold a entire army to look for her necklace. The Prophet was never angry with His
wife and He actually was on Her side. Dawn broke and fajr time arrived, the
people were worried on how they were going to get their Wudu, that was when Allah
(SWT) revealed an ayah and a law of Tayammum "And you do not find any water then
resort to Taymmum - find clean soil and rub your faces and hands with it. Allah
does not wish to burden you; He only wishes to purify you to perfect His favor
upon you, so that you may be thankful." (Surah Al-Maaida: Ayah 6) Abu Bakr RA's
family was congratulated for being a cause of blessing. Later Aisha RA camel
moved and her necklace was found.
9. Verse about Tayammum:
• "O Believers! When you prepare for prayers, wash your faces and your hands up to
the elbows, and wipe your heads, and your feet to the ankles... and if you do not
find water then betake yourselves to clean earth and wipe your faces and your
hands with it." (Al-Qur'an Chapter 5, Verse 6)