The Chapter on Tayammum (dry ablution)

وَ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَ لَا تُخْبِرُنِي مِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ وَ قُلْتَ إِنَّ الْمَسْحَ بِبَعْضِ الرَّأْسِ وَ بَعْضِ الرِّجْلَيْنِ فَضَحِكَ وَ قَالَ يَا زُرَارَةُ قَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ نَزَلَ بِهِ الْكِتَابُ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ- فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ‌ فَعَرَفْنَا أَنَّ الْوَجْهَ كُلَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُغْسَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ‌ وَ أَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرافِقِ

Hadith.212 – From Zurarah, he asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): 'Would you not inform me from where you derived and said that wiping is done on part of the head and part of the feet?' Imam (as) smiled and said: 'O’ Zurarah, it was stated by the Messenger of Allah (sw) and it was revealed in the Book of Allah (

وَقَالَ زُرَارَةُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لِعَمَّارٍ فِي سَفَرٍ لَهُ «يَا عَمَّارُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّكَ أَجْنَبْتَ فَكَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ» قَالَ تَمَرَّغْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ فِي اَلتُّرَابِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «كَذَلِكَ يَتَمَرَّغُ اَلْحِمَارُ أَ فَلاَ صَنَعْتَ كَذَا» ثُمَّ أَهْوَى بِيَدَيْهِ إِلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَوَضَعَهُمَا عَلَى اَلص

Hadith.213 - From Zurarah, he narrates that Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said: 'One day, the Messenger of Allah (sw) said to Ammar while on a journey, "O’ Ammar, it has reached us that you became junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge). What did you do?" Ammar replied: "I rolled in the dirt, O’ Messenge

«يَتَيَمَّمُ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِذَا وَجَدَ اَلْمَاءَ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ وَ لاَ يُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَمُرُّ بِالرَّكِيَّةِ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ دَلْوٌ قَالَ «لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ اَلرَّكِيَّةَ لِأَنَّ رَبَّ اَلْمَاءِ هُوَ رَبُّ اَلْأَرْضِ فَلْيَتَيَمَّمْ» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُجْنِبُ وَ مَعَهُ قَدْرُ مَا يَكْفِيهِ مِنَ اَلْمَاءِ لِوُضُوءِ اَلصَّلاَةِ أَ يَتَوَضَّأُ بِالْمَاءِ أَوْ يَتَيَمَّمُ قَالَ «

Hadith.214 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who becomes junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge) and does not find water. Imam (as) said: 'He should perform tayammum with clean earth (sa’eed), and when he finds water, he should perform ghusl, but he does not

وَ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ‌ قُلْنَا لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع- رَجُلٌ لَمْ يُصِبْ مَاءً وَ حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَتَيَمَّمَ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ الْمَاءَ أَ يَنْقُضُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ يَقْطَعُهُمَا[2] وَ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنَّهُ يَمْضِي فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَيُتِمُّهَا وَ لَا يَنْقُضُهَا لِمَكَانِ الْمَاءِ لِأَنَّهُ دَخَلَهَا وَ هُوَ عَلَى طُهْرٍ بِتَيَمُّمٍ وَ قَالَ ز

Hadith.215 – Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim said: We asked Abu Ja'far (as) about a man who does not find water, and the time for prayer arrives, so he performs tayammum and prays two rak'ahs. Then he finds water. Should he invalidate the two rak'ahs, does he interrupt them, perform wudu, and then repeat the prayer? Im

نَعَمْ.

Hadith.216 - Ammar ibn Musa al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about tayammum for wudu (ablution), janabah (major ritual impurity), and menstruation for women. Imam (as) said: 'Yes, it is the same.'

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَتَيَمَّمَ وَ لَا يَغْتَسِلَ‌[1].

Hadith.217 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who has sores and wounds and becomes junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge). Imam (as) said: 'There is no harm if he performs tayammum and does not make ghusl (ritual bath).'

الْمَبْطُونُ وَ الْكَسِيرُ يُؤَمَّمَانِ وَ لَا يُغَسَّلَانِ[2]

وَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فُلَاناً أَصَابَتْهُ جَنَابَةٌ وَ هُوَ مَجْدُورٌ فَغَسَّلُوهُ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ قَتَلُوهُ أَلَّا سَأَلُوا[3] أَلَّا يَمَّمُوهُ إِنَّ شِفَاءَ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ‌[4].

Hadith.219 - It was said to the Messenger of Allah (sw): 'O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), so-and-so became junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge) and had smallpox, so they washed him and he died.' Imam (as) said: 'They killed him! Why did they not ask? Why did they not perform tayammum for him? Surely, the cure fo

«إِنْ كَانَ أَجْنَبَ هُوَ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ اِحْتَلَمَ فَلْيَتَيَمَّمْ.

Hadith.220 - It was asked of Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a man with smallpox who became junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge). Imam (as) said: 'If he became junub (through intercourse), he should perform ghusl, but if he had a nocturnal emission (i.e., he experienced it while sleepin

وَ سَأَلَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ[7]- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي السَّفَرِ فَلَا يَجِدُ الْمَاءَ

Hadith.221 - Mu'awiyah ibn Maythara asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who is traveling, does not find water, performs tayammum, and prays. Then he finds water while there is still some time left (for the prayer). Should he continue with his prayer or perform wudu and repeat the prayer? Imam (as) s

وَ أَتَى أَبُو ذَرٍّ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ: «يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ جَامَعْتُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَاءٍ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِمَحْمِلٍ فَاسْتَتَرْنَا بِهِ وَ بِمَاءٍ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ أَنَا وَ هِيَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَكْفِيكَ اَلصَّعِيدُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ».

Hadith.222 - Abu Dharr came to the Prophet, and said: "O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), I have perished; I had relations (with a women) without water (for ghusl afterwards)." The Prophet then ordered a canopy to be used for covering (privacy) and water for bathing. Abu Dharr said: 'We both (he and his wife) then performed g

يَغْتَسِلُ الْجُنُبُ وَ يُدْفَنُ الْمَيِّتُ بِتَيَمُّمٍ وَ يَتَيَمَّمُ الَّذِي هُوَ عَلَى غَيْرِ وُضُوءٍ لِأَنَّ الْغُسْلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فَرِيضَةٌ[6] وَ غُسْلَ الْمَيِّتِ سُنَّةٌ[7] وَ التَّيَمُّمَ لِلْآخَرِ جَائِزٌ[8].

Hadith.223 - Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about three people who were traveling: one was junub (in a state of major ritual impurity), the second was dead, and the third was without wudu (ablution). The time for prayer came, and they had only enough water for one of t

لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَتَيَمَّمُ الْجُنُبُ وَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جَعَلَ التُّرَابَ طَهُوراً كَمَا جَعَلَ الْمَاءَ طَهُوراً[1].

Hadith.224 - Muhammad ibn Hamran al-Nahdi and Jamil ibn Darraj asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about an Imam leading a group in prayer who becomes junub (in a state of major ritual impurity) while traveling and does not have enough water for ghusl (ritual bathing). Should some of them perform wudu and then

فِي اَللَّيْلَةِ اَلْبَارِدَةِ وَ يَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ اَلتَّلَفَ إِنِ اِغْتَسَلَ فَقَالَ «يَتَيَمَّمُ وَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا أَمِنَ مِنَ اَلْبَرْدِ اِغْتَسَلَ وَ أَعَادَ اَلصَّلاَةَ.

Hadith.225 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who becomes junub (ritually impure) during a cold night and fears for his life if he performs ghusl (ritual bathing). Imam (as) said: 'He should perform tayammum and pray, and when he is safe from the cold, he should perform ghusl a