TAYAMMUM: ITS RULING AND METHOD ACCORDING TO SUNNAH
By Abu Fatwa Albani Syam (Samsudin) Tayammum is purification for prayer as a substitute for wudu or ghusl janabah with specific conditions and a particular method.The legislation of Tayammum is stated in the Qur'an Surah al-Maidah verse 6, as follows: وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ Meaning: "And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands with it." QS: al-Maidah: 6. From the content of this verse it can be mapped into two parts: 1. The verse explains the conditions of Tayammum 2. The verse explains the kaifiyat or procedure of Tayammum As for its conditions, they are: a. For the sick person. Of course, the sickness here is a sickness where being exposed to ...