Issue No.655- If a person has a wound on his forehead, the palms or the backs of his hands and it is bandaged with a cloth or something else which cannot be removed or is harmful if removed, he should perform tayammum in the same condition.
Issue No.656-If a person cannot perform tayammum himself, he should have someone assist him; the assistant should strike or put (if striking is not possible) the hands of that person on earth and then assist him [physically] to perform tayammum by his own hands and if this is not possible, the assistant should strike his hands on an object on which tayammum is valid and then pass them over that person's forehead and hands.
Issue No.657- If a person doubts, after he has performed tayammum, whether or not he has done it correctly, he should not pay heed to his doubt and in case he doubts while performing tayammum, the obligatory precaution is that he should perform the part about which he is doubtful.
Issue No.658- A person whose obligation is tayammum should not perform tayammum before the time for prayer sets in. However, if he performs tayammum for some other obligatory or mustaḥab acts and his excuse continues until the prayer time, he can offer his prayer with that tayammum.
Issue No.660- One whose obligation is to offer prayer with tayammum, can also perform qaḍā prayer with tayammum in that situation. However, if he is sure that his excuse will be removed soon, he should wait until then. Also, if he hopes that his excuse will be removed soon, he should, as an obligatory precaution, delay offering qaḍā prayer.
Issue No.663- The things which invalidate wuḍū or ghusl [1] , invalidate the tayammum in lieu of wuḍū or ghusl.
Issue No.664- If a number of ghusls are obligatory on a person, but it is not possible for him to perform ghusl, one tayammum in lieu of all will suffice.
Issue No.665- If a person performs tayammum instead of ghusl, it is not necessary for him to perform wuḍū or perform another tayammum instead of wuḍū irrespective of whether it is instead of ghusl of janābah or other ghusls. However, the recommended precaution is that, in case of other ghusls, he should do wuḍū and if he cannot do so, he should perform another tayammum instead of wuḍū.
Issue No.666- If one performs tayammum instead of ghusl and later, an act which invalidates wuḍū occurs, he should only perform wuḍū for the subsequent prayers, and if he cannot do so, he should perform tayammum in lieu of wuḍū.
Issue No.668- There is no qaḍā necessary for the prayers which have been offered with tayammum. However in a few instances it is better that a person repeats the prayers which he has performed with tayammum:First: When no water was available or there was a problem in using water, and he intentionally made himself junub and offered the prayers with tayammum.Second: When a person did not go in search of water intentionally until the time for prayer became short and he performed the prayer with tayammum and realized later that if he had made a search for water he would have been able to obtain it.Third: When he disposed of water intentionally although he knew or thought that he would not be able to get water, and offered the prayers with tayammum.
Issue No.669- There are six obligatory prayers: 1- Daily prayers.2- Prayer of Signs (āyāt). 3- Prayer over the dead body.4- Prayer for the obligatory ṭawāf of the holy Ka‘bah.5- Lapsed prayers of one’s father and mother, obligatory upon the eldest son.6- Recommended prayers which become obligatory on account of vow (nadhr), covenant (‘ahd) or oath (al-yamīn).
Issue No.673- Ẓuhr and ‘aṣr prayers each have their own exclusive and common times. The exclusive time for ẓuhr begins from the beginning of ẓuhr and extends until the time enough for offering ẓuhr prayer. The exclusive time for ‘aṣr prayer is the time enough to offer ‘aṣr prayer before the sun sets. If a person has not offered his ẓuhr prayer by this time, his ẓuhr prayer becomes qaḍā, and he should offer ‘aṣr prayer. The time in between is the common time for ẓuhr and ‘aṣr prayers.
