Making tayammum and performing Salaah due to illness
Question
One is hospitalised and is on drips in a hospital ward. There is no way to make wudhu and perform salaah. What should one do?
Answer
Perform namaaz in the state that you are with taymmum.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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