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Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Stone of Tayammum Tayammum ( ) is the Islamic act of dry ablution using sand or dust , which may be performed in place of ritual washing ( wudu or ghusl ) if no clean water is really available or if one is suffering from moisture-induced skin inflammation or scaling. When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles . If you are in a state of Janaba (i.e. after a sexual discharge), purify yourselves (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey, or any of you comes after answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse), and you find no water, then perform tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour to you that you may be thankful." — Qur'an, Sura 5 (Al-Mai'da), ayat 6 Quran 5:61
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Tayammum refers to the dry ablution , in Islam , which may be performed in place of wudu , if no clean water is available. v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Tayammum ( ) refers to the dry ablution in Islam using sand or dust , which may be performed in place of wudu or ghusl only if no clean water is readily available.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Stone of Tayammum Tayammum ( ) is the Islamic act of dry Ritual purification using a purified sand or dust , which may be performed in place of ritual washing ( wudu or ghusl ) if no clean water is readily available or if one is suffering from moisture-induced skin inflammation or scaling. When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles. If you are in a state of Janaba (i.e. after a sexual discharge), purify yourselves (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey, or any of you comes after answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse), and you find no water, then perform tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour to you that you may be thankful." — Qur'an, Sura 5 (Al-Mai'da), ayat 6 Quran 5:6
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ablution in Islam performed when clean water is not available Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Stone of Tayammum Tayammum ( ) is the Islamic act of dry ritual purification using purified (clean) sand or stone or mud, which may be performed in place of ritual washing ( wudu or ghusl ) if no clean water is readily available or if one is suffering from moisture-induced skin inflammation or scaling or illness or hardship.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic ablution when clean water is unavailable A child performing tayammum Stone of Tayammum Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Tayammum ( Arabic : تيمم ) is the Islamic act of dry ritual purification using purified (clean) sand or stone or mud, which may be performed in place of ritual washing ( wudu or ghusl ) if no clean water is readily available or if one is suffering from moisture-induced skin inflammation or scaling, illness, or hardship.
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