Lesson No 47

17. Will Tayam-mum be allowed if there is no dust on stone, lime or brick walls?

Ans. Dust is not a precondition for the items on which Tayam-mum has been mentioned as permissible. Tayam-mum is allowed on stone, brick or even washed up clay ware.

17. Can a substance not allowed to be used for Tayam-mum be used for the purpose if it has dust on its surface?

Ans. Yes, Tayam-mum is allowed if there is sufficient dust on them to blow up when struck with hand or if the finger leaves a print on them if drawn across.

17. If Tayam-mum has been performed for purposes of reciting the Holy Quran or touching it with hand or entering the mosque, calling the azan, or acknowledging to the greetings (Salam), will it hold good for performing the Salat as well?

Ans. No, it will not be valid for Salat.

17. Is Salat permissible with a Tayam-mum made for purposes of the funeral prayers or a commanded Sijdah (prostration) in the course of reciting some particular verses from the Holy Quran.

Ans. Yes, it is permissible.

17. What should a person do if water becomes available after one has said his prayers with a Tayam-mum done in the event of non-availability of water?

Ans. The Salat already said shall be deemed as valid. There is no need to revise it whether one gets the water within the prescribed time limit for that particular Salat or after it.

17. What things invalidate the Tayam-mum?

Ans. Contingencies that undo the ablution also invalidate the Tayam-mum. Nevertheless the Tayam-mum in lieu of bath can only be undone by a major cause of uncleanness (Hadath Akbar). But if the Tayam-mum was done because of the non-availability of water, it will be invalidated the moment water becomes available. In case the Tayam-mum was necessitated by some other compulsion such as disease etc., it shall be invalidated the moment that compulsion no longer obtains.

17. Is a second Salat permissible with a Tayam-mum done for the first?

Ans. Tayam-mum done once is good for as many Salats as one likes so long as it is intact. Similarly, the Tayam-mum done for a commanded Salat is valid for such a Salat as well as for offering the Nafl prayer, recitation of the Holy Quran, offering funeral prayer, accomplishing the Sijdah consequent upon the recitation of certain parts of the Quran, and other types of worship.

17. What is the maximum duration for Tayam-mum-to be permissible?

Ans. Tayam-mum is allowed as long as one does not find water or the compulsion lasts. Even if the situation lasts for several years on end, there will be no hitch to it (Tayam-mum).