Would Tayammum Be Valid if a Person Used a Tiny Stone and Rubbed It Around in His Hands?

Answered by: Alimah Safiyya-Maryam Ahmed

Question:

Would tayammum be valid if a person used a tiny stone and rubbed it around in his hands instead of placing the hands down onto the earth or object like usual?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Tayammum would be valid if due to the stone’s small size one was to rub it around in the hands like soap, this is because striking down upon the object is not a necessary condition.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Alimah Safiyya-Maryam Ahmed

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

وَأَقَرَّهُفِيالْحِلْيَةِوَرَجَّحَهُفِيشَرْحِالْوَهْبَانِيَّةِ. وَقَالَالْعَلَّامَةُابْنُالْكَمَالِ: وَالْمُرَادُبَيَانُكِفَايَةِالضَّرْبَتَيْنِلَاأَنَّهُلَابُدَّمِنْهُمَا، كَيْفَوَقَدْذَكَرَفِيكِتَابِالصَّلَاةِ: لَوْكَنَسَدَارًاأَوْهَدَمَحَائِطًاأَوْكَالَحِنْطَةًفَأَصَابَوَجْهَهُوَذِرَاعَيْهِغُبَارٌلَمْيُجْزِهِذَلِكَعَنْالتَّيَمُّمِحَتَّىيُمِرَّيَدَهُعَلَيْهِاهـأَيْأَوْيُحَرِّكَوَجْهَهُوَيَدَيْهِبِنِيَّتِهِكَمَاسَيَأْتِيعَنْالْخُلَاصَةِ. وَقَالَفِيالنَّهْرِ: الْمُرَادُالضَّرْبُأَوْمَايَقُومُمَقَامَهُ،وَعَلَيْهِمَشَىالشَّارِحُفِيمَاسَيَأْتِي

رَأْسَهُأَوْأَدْخَلَهُفِيمَوْضِعِالْغُبَارِبِنِيَّةِالتَّيَمُّمِجَازَوَالشَّرْطُوُجُودُالْفِعْلِمِنْهُ (وَلَوْجُنُبًاأَوْحَائِضًا) طَهُرَتْلِعَادَتِهَا (أَوْنُفَسَاءَبِمُطَهِّرٍ

انْهَدَمَالْحَائِطُوَظَهَرَالْغُبَارُفَحَرَّكَرَأْسَهُوَنَوَىالتَّيَمُّمَجَازَ.وَالشَّرْطُوُجُودُالْفِعْلِمِنْهُ. اهـ: أَيْالشَّرْطُفِيهَذِهِالصُّورَةِوُجُودُالْفِعْلِمِنْهُوَهُوَالْمَسْحُأَوْالتَّحْرِيكُوَقَدْوُجِدَ،فَهُوَدَلِيلٌعَلَىأَنَّالضَّرْبَغَيْرُلَازِمٍكَمَامَرَّ (رد المحتار, كتاب الطهارة, باب التيمم, صفحة ٤٠٣, دار عالم الكتب)