FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
Tayammum kerana sakit
How can a sick or bedridden person purify from major impurity if water cannot touch them for fear of cold and harm?
Short answer
A sick person who cannot use water because of fear of cold and harm may perform tayammum in place of ablution and the obligatory bath.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A sick person who cannot use water because of fear of cold and harm may perform tayammum in place of ablution and the obligatory bath. The ruling relies on the hadith of the man who bathed in winter and died, and the hadith of Amr bin al-As, who performed tayammum on a cold night fearing for his life and was not rebuked by the Prophet.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami berpendapat bahawa beliau boleh melaksanakan tayammum sebagai pengganti bagi wuduk dan mandi.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Tayammum kerana sakit”, 24 March 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1746-tayammum-kerana-sakit. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/tayammum-for-sick-person-major-impurity/