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Occasions For Tayammum And Can It Be Done In The Absence Of Dusty Surface
On what occasions is Tayammum acceptable? Is it as literal as the Quran says – “no water” – or is it more figurative? Can you please advise on the following situations:
[1] Travelling: Airports often have unsanitary bathrooms. Is it okay to perform Tayammum with a small rock here? Or since there is physically water available, should it be used regardless?
[2] Public Restrooms: Similarly, sometimes the bathrooms can be moderately clean, but it is socially unacceptable to do Wudhu (e.g. the washroom at a Nordstrom). You might attract strange looks – some might be comfortable with this, but personally this would make me very anxious, especially in countries like America where there is Islamophobia?
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Occasions For Tayammum And Can It Be Done In The Absence Of Dusty Surface
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There are three occasions or situations mentioned in the Quran for dry ablution: Travelling, Sickness and absence of water.
“But if you are ill, or are travelling, or have just satisfied a want of nature, or have cohabited with a woman, and can find no water-then take resort to pure dust, passing therewith lightly over your face and your hands. God does not want to impose any hardship on you, but wants to make you pure, and to bestow upon you the full measure of His blessings, so that you might have cause to be grateful.” (5:6)
So during travelling you can do tayammum. Travelling itself an excuse for Tayammum. it is not necessary to use rock or dust, anything pure can serve the purpose.
Having said that, Muslims should not be shy for performing his or her religious duties in front of people, millions of Muslims do that. However for fear of persecution one can be advised to not to perform his or her religious rites in public.
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