Things on which Tayammum is allowed

Things on which Tayammum is allowed

Tayammum is a form of dry purification in Islam used when water is not available or cannot be used for reasons such as illness. It allows a Muslim to perform the necessary ritual cleansing before prayers (salat) when wudu (ablution) or ghusl (full body wash) cannot be done. Tayammum can be done on earth, sand, lump of clay or stone but the recommended precaution is that if earth is available tayammum should not be performed on anything else. If earth is not available, then it can be performed on sand or a lump of clay, and in absence of these on a stone. Tayammum can also be done on gypsum or lime-stone. Similarly, tayammum is allowed on dust which gathers on the dress or the carpets etc., provided that its quantity is such that it can be termed as soft earth. However, it is a recommended precaution, that using dust be avoided if other alternatives are available. It is also a recommended precaution that baked gypsum, lime, brick and mineral stones be avoided. If a person cannot find e…