May someone purified by tayammum lead someone who has performed wudu?

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Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn

الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين

Original Q&A · Full displayed answer

This answer concerns valid tayammum undertaken when its conditions are met. It does not permit replacing wudu with tayammum without a lawful reason.

النص العربي

السؤال الأصلي

فضيلة الشيخ، أيضا ربما يستفسر: هل يجوز أن يؤم متيمم متوضئا؟

الجواب

نعم، يجوز أن يكون المتيمم إماما للمتوضئ؛ لأن كلا منهما قد صلى بطهارة مأذون فيها.

English translation

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Original question

Esteemed Shaykh, one might also ask: may someone purified by tayammum lead someone who has performed wudu?

Answer

Yes. Someone purified by tayammum may lead someone who has performed wudu, because each has prayed with a permitted form of purification.

Source and editorial notes

Fiqh al-ʿIbādāt, 13th edition, 1441 AH, question 92, p.148

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