Description of Tayammum

“I once asked Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about Tayammum. He (the Imam) thumped his hands on the ground then raised them, and allowed loose soil to fall off them. He (the Imam) then wiped both (sections of) his forehead (the…

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), was once asked about Tayammum. He (the Imam) read this verse of the Holy Quran: ‘You must cut off the hands of male and female thieves.’ (5:38) He (the Imam) mentioned this verse of the Holy…

“I once asked him (the Imam) about Tayammum. He (the Imam) (a.s.), thumped his hand on the furnishing, then wiped with it his face and then the backs of his both hands one with the other.”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about Tayammum. He (the Imam) said, “Ammar Ibn Yasir once had experienced sexual relation and he rolled himself on the ground as certain animals do. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘O…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Wudu’ is not valid from the place you walk on.’ Al-Nawfaliy has said, ‘It means the place on which one steps.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has prohibited that a man take Tayammum with the soil of the road.’”