What does Tayammum mean?
Dry purification with clean earth when water cannot be used.
Tayammum explained
When water is unavailable or its use would harm the sick, the worshipper strikes clean earth with the palms and wipes the face and hands. It stands in for both wudu and ghusl until water is found.
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What does Tayammum mean?
Tayammum (تَيَمُّم, Tayammum) means: Dry purification with clean earth when water cannot be used.
How is Tayammum written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written تَيَمُّم and pronounced Tayammum.
Where does Tayammum come from in the Quran or hadith?
When water is unavailable or its use would harm the sick, the worshipper strikes clean earth with the palms and wipes the face and hands. It stands in for both wudu and ghusl until water is found. Source: Al-Ma'idah 5:6.
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