Purity: Must the Forehead and Hands Be Pure for Tayammum?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: Must the Forehead and Hands Be Pure for Tayammum?
English:
Question #210:
You have stated that things on which we can do tayammum should be pure. Is it obligatory for body parts involved in tayammum — i.e. forehead and back of the hands — to be pure as well?
Answer #210:
It is based on caution that, whenever possible, forehead and the back of the hands should be pure. If one could not purify them, he would perform it without purification, although it is not remote that it is not necessary for them to be pure in any case.