Tayammum
Definition
Tayammum is the divinely sanctioned substitute for wudu and ghusl when water is unavailable or its use would cause harm — performed by striking clean earth and wiping the face and hands. Al-Ghazali sees in tayammum a profound theological statement: Allah does not demand from His servants what they cannot perform, and the intention to worship counts even when the normal means are unavailable. Tayammum teaches that what Allah ultimately wants is the oriented heart, and that external forms serve the heart rather than replace it.
As understood in the classical tradition of Imam al-Ghazali and the scholars of his school.
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