Tayammum: definition and Maliki principle

TH-FIQH-0041v3Mis à jour le 21 Jun 2026

par ODIHAMD

Definition

Tayammum is dry purification: wiping the face and hands with earth (sa'id) when water is absent or unusable.

Central idea

It is a rukhsa (concession) to wudu and ghusl, not the normal state of purification.

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