Tayammum

To get rid of NAJAASATE HUKMIYYA 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 one comma seven kilometres (l.7km).
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 Wudhu 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 Wudhu.
9. It will not be necessary to fetch water if:

a) There is no trace of water,
b) No one is present to give information regarding water,
c) It is believed that water will be found after a distance of approximately l mile or more.

  • Tayammum will now be permissible for Wudhu.
10. If so little water is available that a person can only carry out the four FARAA'ID of WUDHU, then TAYAMMUM is not permissible.
11. If something NAJIS 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 WUDHU and his clothes and body is also NAJIS (Napaak) what should one do?
First, One should wash off the NAJAASAT from ones body and clothes and then do TAYAMMUM.