Disabled person making Tayammum and repeating Salahs after recovery from disability

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

What do respected Islamic scholars say about the following issue: There is a poor disabled person. Both of his knees are broken and hence he is unable to walk. Neither can he reach water himself nor is there anyone to make him perform Wudu; and neither is there anyone to give him water nor can he afford to buy water; in short, he has no access to water in any way, so is he allowed to perform Tayammum at the time of Salah? Moreover, if such a disabled person recovers from his disability, so will it be necessary for him to repeat the Salahs that he performed with Tayammum?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

In the situation mentioned in the question, such a disabled person is allowed to offer Salahs after he has made Tayammum. These Salahs which were offered with Tayammum will not also be repeated later on. According to the rules of the blessed Shari’ah, if there is such a disabled person who is unable to reach water; and there is also no one near him to bring him water, neither as a service nor in obedience to his order and nor in return for money; or although there is someone who can bring him water in return for money but he cannot afford to pay the demanded money; or even though he can afford to pay the money but the labourer demands money more than ‘Ujrat-e-Misl’ [i.e labour cost according to norm], so such a disabled person is allowed by Shari’ah to offer Salah after making Tayammum and repetition of such Salah is not also obligatory.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari