Tuesday, December 25, 2007

syurut at-tayammum





--10--
(1) to be done using turab
- although linguistically turab means sand, in this context turab refers to earth(dry and soft)

(2) and that the turab is tohiran (pure)
- therefore sand from the cemetery is not acceptable

(3) and that the turab is not musta'mal (used eg. from previous tayammum)

(4) and that the turab is not mixed
- with flour and the like , cement and others for example

(5) have the intention of using the turab for tayammum
- If someone else is doing it (putting the turab on your face and hands) for you, then permitting him to do so will be counted as the intention

(6) must tap/hit on the turab with the palm of one's hands twice (total)
- once for the face and the another for the hands

(7) all najasah have to be removed from one's body

(8) know the direction of the qiblah before tayammum
- if one does not know, then one must choose a direction as the qiblah either
(i) through knowledge even if a little or
(ii) by making a guess
- if one finds out later that the qiblah he chose is incorrect, only those that chose the qiblah through (ii) needs to repeat the prayer

(9) that the tayammum is done after the entrance of the prayer time (at least 75% sure)
-if one is doing jamak, the time of asr enters with the time of zuhr
-for sholat tahiyyatul masjid, the tayammum must be carried out in the mosque itself i.e. after he enters the mosque
-for sholat jenazah, one can only tayammum after water (for ghusla lilmayyit) has reached all parts of the body of the deceased

(10) each tayammum is enough for only one fardhu 'ain prayer and as many fardhu kifayah and sunnah prayers.
- one tayammum is also required for the sermon (khutbah) for Friday prayers and another is required for the Friday prayers itself (counted as one Fardhu 'ain prayer)

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