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Summary
When it applies
He says tayammum applies when water is absent or when an excuse prevents its use. The verse names illness, travel, relieving oneself and touching women, and he holds that a ruling is to be obeyed even when its reason is not understood. 2
Wiping face and hands
He holds that the clean earth is the one whose cleanness is certain, that wiping the face and hands suffices for minor and major impurity, and that tayammum is not merely a stand-in for washing in the sense of cleanliness. 3
Number of strikes
He reports that some scholars held one strike and others two, and that the difference rests on facility. He does not prefer either view in these pages. 3
Not checked here
No verified juristic reading of the details of tayammum is set out in these pages (needs_source).
Opinions on the question
The question: Is tayammum a substitute for washing in the sense of cleanliness, and how many strikes does it take?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
Tayammum when water is absent is a command from God by which prayer is made lawful; one strike or two are both permitted
Held by: Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi
More opinions (1)
Academic viewSecondary opinion
A verified juristic reading of tayammum has not yet been added
Connections
- Part of
- Ritual purity
People and things also explored
Ritual purity· Arba'un 23 — purity is half of faith· Muslim 223 — Purity is half of faith· Muslim 246 — My ummah comes on the Last Day shining-limbed from the traces of wudu· Muwatta 32· Muwatta 37· Muwatta 45· Muwatta 46
Sources
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p. 2256
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p. 2260
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p. 2261
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islam.museum contributors. “Dry ablution (tayammum)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-tayammum/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.