When and how is tayammum made?

“It is not permissible for you to make tayammum and perform salaah. Ensure that you make wudu and perform your salaah on its prescribed time. Do not make your salaah qaza. Foregoing salaah is a major sin and severe warnings have been sounded in the Mubaarak Ahaadith for the person who foregoes his salaah.”

“In principle, one can only resort to Tayammum in the absence of water. Therefore, if one possesses enough water for a fardh wudhu, or knows that water is available within one mile of his current location, it is not permissible to perform Tayammum as a substitute of wudhu.”

“One can perform Tayammum on bricks that have paint and cement on them; with the proviso that the paint is not oil-based or made of something which is not genus of the earth.”

“METHOD OF MAKING TAYAMMUM Make Niyyat for Tayammum as follows: “I am making Tayammum for the purpose of obtaining purity (to perform Salaah etc.).” Then strike the palms of both the hands on pure (Taahir) sand, and after blowing off excess dust, rub both hands over the face in the motion of washing – ensuring that no part of …”