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Tayammum
77 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Tayammum, part of Taharah & Wudu. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Tayammum fatawa — page 1 of 2
- Camperdown21 Sep 2026
Tayammum in place of ghusl due to embarrassment or fear
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I follow the Hanafi madhhab and I am currently in a state of janabah. I genuinely cannot perform…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Azaadville5 Aug 2025
Performing Tayammum With Bricks Which Have Paint On Them
Can we perform Tayammum with bricks that have paint and cement on them?
- Mufti Online9 Feb 2025
Making tayammum if it is not possible to make wudhu by oneself and there is nobody to assist
I found the below statement about tayammum online, is this true? "If performing wudu causes extreme fatigue or is too difficult due to your…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Dec 2024
Making tayammum for ghusl due to illness
My menses has ended but due to illness I was unable to perform ghusl but can perform wudhu. Should I perform tayammum then pray or wudhu then pray…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood14 Jun 2024
Rules of Tayammum
How is Tayammum performed in place of Wudhu and when is it permissible to do so?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood25 Apr 2024
Tayammum of a person whose hand is amputated
1. How does a person who is wheelchair-bound and has the right hand amputated (from the elbow) perform Tayammum? 2. Which finger can one raise when…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online17 Apr 2024
Conditions for making tayammum on a wall
What are the conditions to make tayammum on a wall? A wall which is painted with oil, is it ok?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Feb 2024
Disable person making tayammum for salaah
If someone is ill and has some disabilities, doing wudu and praying salah will increase the illness. He doesn't have anyone to help him. Can he do…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC6 Feb 2024
The Cast, Tayammum and Repeating Salah
1. The Shafi’i school’s stance regarding the above query is quite strict. The specific details are as follows: 1.1. If the covering or cast is…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Ibn Masood25 Oct 2023
Method of Tayammum
Can Tayammum be made with one hand at a time,or is it necessary to strike both hands on the ground simultaneously?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood15 Jun 2023
Tayammum on an aeroplane
If I am travelling on an aeroplane and I need to make Ghusl, how should I go about doing so? Will making Tayammum suffice?
Maulana Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ask Imaam2 Dec 2022
Will tayammum be the same for shar'ee ghusl like for wudu?
Will tayammum be the same for shar'ee ghusl like for wudu?
Mohammed - Jamiat KZN11 Nov 2022
Making Tayammum if one cannot perform Wudhu
Q. If a person cannot make Wudhu themselves, due to sickness etc., can they make Tayammum and perform Salaah?
- Mufti Online13 Aug 2022
Tayammum for a sick person
If water is available but a person is sick, will it be permissible for him to make tayammum?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam12 May 2022
Can women perform Tayammum instead of ghusl in the winter if there is fear of falling sick?
Can women pray their Fajr Salāh by performing tayammum in winter instead of Fardh Ghusl? Some women are affected by the cold very quickly when…
Sohail Bengali - Mufti Online19 Mar 2022
Size of stone for tayammum
How big must a stone be for us to be able to use it for tayammum? Can it be a small stone that we roll around in our hands, or must it be big enough…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jan 2022
Making tayammum when one has access to water
If the person has access to water and isn’t ill and he can use it and suppose this person does the actions of tayammum, is it said that he did…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jan 2022
Placing the hands on earth without rubbing them when making tayammum
If one has to perform tayammum, when putting the hands on the earth, does he have to rub them or if he just places them on the ground, is that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Dec 2021
Performing tayammum due to cold
After janaabat, if I do tayamum instead of gusal due to cold so in this case can I offer my prayer in the morning after ambulation?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2021
Doing Tayammum if there is fear of Salah becoming Qadha on the motorway
Asalm.w.w hope ur well in sha Allah someone asking this question plz can u reply. If I’m on the motorway and I have another 15 miles for service…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online25 Sep 2021
Definition of one shar'ee mile
For the permissibility of tayammum, how many kilometers is one shar'ee mile?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2020
Khilaal of the beard and fingers in tayammum
Is there khilaal of the beard and fingers in Tayammum?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Jun 2020Roman Urdu
Beemari ki wajah se tayammum karna
Agar aap ka beemar ho aur aap ghusal nahi kar sakhte to aap ko kiya karna chahiye?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Apr 2020
Should we make Ghusl or Tayammum of a Covid-19 Deceased?
Assalamualaikum, How are we to perform Ghusl of those who pass away from Covid-19? At times, government guidelines implement strict procedures in…
Faizal Dhada - Mufti Online8 Oct 2019
Performing tayammum by touching the floor or seat of the car
One of my colleagues told me that you can make tayammum by touching the seat of the car or the floor of the car while traveling if you don't have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Oct 2019
Making tayammum due to dirty toilet facilities
If for some reason I am unable to perform wudhu due to the fact that the toilet facilities are likely to leave me more dirty then I started with, do…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Aug 2019
Mazoor making tayammum
I have some health issues and I have to renew wudhu before a salah starts because I am a mazoor or excused person (urine comes out). Can I do…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2019
Making tayammum on a wet stone
Can tayamum be done on a wet stone?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Aug 2019
Intention when making tayammum
1. Is niyyah necessary for tayamum? 2. Do I have to specify that I am doing tayamum for wudhu or for ghusal? 3. Do I have to specify that I am doing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Mar 2019
How should one perform salaah if one cannot find water to perform ghusal?
If there is a shortage of water for like a day, and one has to do ghusal but he couldn't, can he perform salaah like that or does he have to delay…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam10 Mar 2019
Can one do tayammum in place of ghusl during the cold weather due to having high blood pressure?
Assalamu Alikum Sir, I live in Kashmir, India.THe temperature is very low and now-a-days, the temperature goes down to minus 6 to minus 7. Though I…
Mehrazur Rahman - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Making tayammum with pebbles
Are you allowed to do tayummum with pebbles?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018
Is it necessary to repeat the salaah if water becomes available after making tayammum?
1. According to Bahishti Zewar, Tayammum is performed by first striking the palms of both the hands on a “clod of earth” and then passing the hands…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2018
Method of making tayammum with a small stone
In Tayammum, is it necessary that the whole palm/hand be able to touch the earth? For example, if someone is sick on a hospital bed, if a small…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Salaah for patients in hospitals
I often do work in hospitals and come across Muslim patients. When speaking to them, I realise that they are not reading their salaah because…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Mar 2018
Making tayammum to remain in wudhu
I am an elderly man. I have read about the virtues of staying in wudhu. I wish to remain in wudhu all the time. However, sometimes my wudhu breaks…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jan 2018
Making tayammum and performing Salaah on a bus
Once I was in bus and the asr time was running out and due to discharge coming out I did not have wudu plus I had to wash the area, so I thought I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Jan 2018
Performing tayammum due to cold weather
While in the state of janabah, due to cold weather and lack of warm water, can a person offer Salah without ghusl? If not then what is the Shariah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2018
Being in need of a fardh ghusal while travelling on an aeroplane
I needed to make fardh ghusal during a flight and I could not do ghusal. I could not find anything to do tayummum with. I made wudhu and prayed. Was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2017
Using a stone or baked brick for tayammum
My mother is 70 years old...she is suffering from pollen allergy but the allergy is not restricted to only pollen months (feb-march-april)...The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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