THREE STEPS OF PERFORMING TAYAMMUM

Three Steps Of Performing Tayammum

3 STEPS OF PERFORMING TAYAMMUM

(This is a compilation from different sources, and not just from the author's own knowledge . So, please consult an Islamic scholar for more details).

If there is no access to water, or if water can't be used due to health concerns, etc, then Tayammum can be performed for doing salaath (namaaz) instead of doing wuzu (ablution). There are only 3 simple steps in doing tayammum, but many Muslims do not remember it, as it is not performed very regularly. So, these 3 simple steps can be memorized and can be taught to others too.

How to perform Tayammum?

FIRST:

Recite “Bismillahirrahmanirahim” and make Niyat (intention) of tayammum whether for Wuzu or for Ghusl. (The niyat need not be said through mouth, but just making decision in the mind should also be enough.)

SECOND:

Strike both hands on clean earth (or other permissible item). Rub both the hands on the complete face (as in wuzu).

THIRD:

Again strike both hands on the permissible item. Rub the left hand over complete right hand. Then rub the right hand over complete left hand.

The tayammum is now complete.

What is Tayammum?

To get rid of Najaasate Hukumiyya by making use of clean earth or clay in a special way is called TAYAMMUM. Tayammum is permitted when water is not available or when the use of water is injurious to health.

Tayammum is permitted in the following cases:

1. When water is not available within a radius of approximately 1.7 kilometres.
2. When there is fear of an enemy or a dangerous animal or a snake is near the water.
3. When the water is so little that, if the water is used up for wuzu or ghusl then there is fear of thirst.
4. 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.
5. When it is known by ones own experience or a capable doctor says that the use of water would definitely be injurious to ones health.
6. When one does not have sufficient amount of money to pay for water which is being sold.
7. If water is sold at a very ridiculous price.
8. One is at a place where there is no water. He himself guesses or someone tells him that water is available within approximately one mile. It will now be necessary to fetch water and perform wuzu.
9. It will not be necessary to fetch water if: (1) There is no trace of water, (2) No one is present to give information regarding water, (3) It is believed that water will be found after a distance of approximately l mile or more.
10. If so little water is available that a person can only carry out the four Faraaiz of wuzu, then tayammum is not permissible.
11. If something naaajis had fallen on the ground or sand etc. it is not permissible to use that earth for tayammum even if it dries up. But namaaz on that place is permissible after it has become dry.
12. lf there is very little water and one is in need of ghusl or wuzu and his clothes and body is also naajis (naapaak) what should one do? First, one should wash off the najaasat from one’s body and clothes and then do tayammum.

What are the Faraaiz (Compulsory Acts of) Tayammum?

There are three faraaid of tayammum:

1. Niyyat (intention).
2. Striking both hands on earth and rubbing them on the face.
3. Striking both hands on earth and rubbing both forearms including the elbows.

What are the Items on which Tayammum is permitted?

• Taahir (clean) earth.
• Sand.
• Stone.
• Limestone.
• Baked earthen pots (Unglazed/Without polish and paints).
• Walls of mud, stone or brick.
• Clay.
• All items which have thick dust on them.

What are the Items on which Tayammum is not permitted?

• Wood.
• Metal.
• Glass.
• Food items.
• All items, which burn to ash, rot or melt.

Other considerable points

• Tayammum can be valid as an alternative to both ghusl and wuzu, depending upon Niyat.
• No space should be left on the skin while rubbing, even of the size of the thickness of a hair. The rubbing of hand should include elbow to fingers. In case a ring is worn in the finger, even the space beneath the ring should be rubbed.
• Any number of namaaz can be performed by one tayammum as long as it does not break.
• Tayammum done for Farz Namaaz will be valid for Nafl, for reading the Holy Quran, Janaza Namaaz, Sajda-E-Tilaawat and for all other kinds of Namaaz.
• One can also do Imamat with Tayammum, ie, can lead a prayer with tayammum.
• Things on which tayammum is allowed need not be covered with dust.
• If there is a stone, brick or clay pot, it can be used for tayammum even after it was washed clean and has no dust on it.
• Tayammum is permissible if one is on the point of missing the Janaza-Namaaz or Eidain-Namaaz. There is no qaza for these two namaaz.
• It will not be necessary to repeat the namaaz already performed should water be found after the namaaz.
• The duration of tayammum, is as long as water is not available or the helplessness continues. This can last for years.

When does Tayammum break?

• Things which break wuzu also break tayammum.
• Tayammum for ghusl breaks only after Hadase-Akbar.
• Tayammum done when water is not found, breaks when water is found.
• Tayammum done due to a disease breaks when one is cured from that disease.

Disclaimer: This article is just a compilation from different resources, and not an original work. And may contain several spelling and grammatical mistakes, as it has not been reviewed. In case if you get to know of any discrepancy, please let me know through COMMENTing so that I can correct it. The effort here is made so as to help fellow Muslims to ignite an idea for self exploration of Islam.