Tayammum is dry ablution that can be performed if one cannot find water. It involves wiping the face and hands with clean dust or soil. The compulsory acts are making intention and wiping the face and hands, including the elbows. It is recommended to begin with Bismillah and wipe the face before the hands without long breaks in between. Tayammum can be done on earth-like substances but not materials like wood or metal. It is also permissible to do masah, or wiping, on thick leather socks.

1. Tayammum (Dry AblutionTayammum (Dry Ablution((
•‫من‬ ‫أحدكم‬ ‫جآء‬ ‫أو‬ ‫سفر‬ ‫على‬ ‫أو‬ ‫مرضى‬ ‫كنتم‬ ‫وإن‬
‫فتيمموا‬ ‫ء‬ً ‫مآ‬ ‫تجدوا‬ ‫فلم‬ ‫النساء‬ ‫لمستم‬ ‫أو‬ ‫الغائط‬
‫ما‬ ‫منه‬ ‫وأيديكم‬ ‫بوجوهكم‬ ‫فامسحوا‬ ‫طيـبا‬ ‫صعيدا‬
‫يريد‬ ‫ولكن‬ ‫حرج‬ ‫من‬ ‫عليكم‬ ‫ليجعل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫يريد‬
‫تشكرون‬ ‫لعلكم‬ ‫عليكم‬ ‫نعمته‬ ‫وليتم‬ ‫ليطهركم‬
( )‫المائدة‬ ‫سورة‬
• If you are sick, or on a journey, or if one of you
has come after relieving himself, or you have had
sexual contact with women, and you find no
water, then, go for some clean dust and wipe
your faces and hands with it.
• Allah does not like to impose a problem on you,
He, rather likes to clean you and to complete His
favor upon you, so that you may be grateful. (Al-

2. Compulsory acts of TayammumCompulsory acts of Tayammum
• To make Intention
• To make masah of Face
• To make masah of both hands including
elbows.

3. Sunnat acts of TayammumSunnat acts of Tayammum
• To begin with Bismillah
• To do the face first and then hands
• To do these actions without long breaks
between them
• To shake or dust off the hands
• To separate the fingers when putting hands on
the sand
• To wipe the face and hands with three fingers
• To wipe the right hand first
• To comb the beard with the fingers (Khilal) after
wiping the face

4. Substances on which TayammumSubstances on which Tayammum
can be done or can not becan be done or can not be
• Tayammum should be made on such
substance that is of the earth family.
• E.g. soil, sand, stone, sea sand etc.
• That which does not burn, melt or turn into
ash.
• Tayammum can not be done on wood,
silver or gold etc.

5. Masah on Socks (Leather SocksMasah on Socks (Leather Socks((
• Masah can be made on any thick material
(Leather( which water can not penetrate and
which stands without support on the ankles while
walking.
• The Fardh in Masah is that at least three small
fingers of the hand must be wet.
• The Sunnat method of doing this, is by
spreading the fingers from the front of socks in
an upward motion towards the ankles on each
sock.
• It is not Sunnat to make Masah three times.
• It is not permissible to make Masah on the under
the surface of the Khuffain.

6. Masah on Socks (Leather SocksMasah on Socks (Leather Socks((
• Masah can be made on any thick material
(Leather( which water can not penetrate and
which stands without support on the ankles while
walking.
• The Fardh in Masah is that at least three small
fingers of the hand must be wet.
• The Sunnat method of doing this, is by
spreading the fingers from the front of socks in
an upward motion towards the ankles on each
sock.
• It is not Sunnat to make Masah three times.
• It is not permissible to make Masah on the under
the surface of the Khuffain.