The Practice of Earth Cleansing

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يَجِبُ تَقْدِيمُ مَسحِ الوَجهِ على مَسحِ اليَدَينِ فَلَو عَكَسَ نَاسِيًا لم يَصِحَّ على المَذهَبِ

The wiping of the face must precede the wiping of the hands; if reversed inadvertently, it is not valid according to the school of thought.

وَلَا يُشتَرَطُ تَرتِيبٌ خَاصٌّ فِي أَخْذِ التُّرَابِ لِلْعُضْوَيْنِ فَلَو ضَرَبَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَأَمْكَنَهُ مَسْحُ الْوَجْهِ بِيَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ يَمِينَهُ بِيَسَارِهِ جَازَ

There is no specific order required for taking the dust for the limbs; if one strikes his hands on the ground, it is permissible to wipe the face with his right hand, then his right hand with his left.

وَلَو أَحْدَثَ بَعْدَ أَخْذِ التُّرَابِ قَبْلَ مَسْحِ الْوَجْهِ بَطَلَ الْأَخْذُ وَلَزِمَهُ النَّقْلُ ثَانِيَةً

If one experiences an impurity after taking the dust but before wiping the face, the taking is invalidated, and he must take it again.

وَمِنْ سُنَنِهِ التَّسْمِيَةُ وَتَقْدِيمُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى وَالْمُوَالَاةُ وَتَخْفِيفُ التُّرَابِ إِذَا كَانَ كَثِيرًا وَأَلَّا يُكَرِّرَ الْمَسْحَ

Among its Sunnahs: saying 'Bismillah', preferring the right over the left, continuity, lightening the dust if it is excessive, and not repeating the wiping.

وَيُسْتَحَبُّ أَلَّا يَرْفَعَ اليَدَ عَنِ العُضْوِ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ مَسْحُهُ وَأَنْ يَنْزِعَ الْخَاتَمَ فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الأُولَى

It is recommended not to lift the hand from the limb until its wiping is completed, and to remove the ring in the first strike.

وَيَجِبُ نَزْعُهُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ لِأَنَّ التُّرَابَ لَا يَدْخُلُ تَحْتَهُ

It must be removed in the second strike because the dust does not enter beneath it.

وَيَكْفِي إِيصَالُ التُّرَابِ إِلَى الوَجْهِ وَاليَدَيْنِ بِأَيِّ وَسِيلَةٍ مُمْكِنَةٍ بِالْيَدِ أَوْ بِخِرْقَةٍ أَوْ خَشَبَةٍ

It is sufficient to apply the dust to the face and hands by any means possible, whether by hand, cloth, or wood.

ولا يُشترط إيصالُ الترابِ إلى منابتِ الشعورِ الدقيقة، لكن يُوصَلُ إلى ظاهرِ ما استرسلَ من اللحيةِ

It is not required to apply dust to the roots of the fine hairs, but it should reach the apparent part of the beard.

وَإِذَا وَقَعَتْ نَجَاسَةٌ بَعْدَ التَّيَمُّمِ لَمْ يَبْطُلْ عَلَى المَذْهَبِ

If impurity occurs after tayammum, it does not invalidate it according to the school of thought.

غَيْرَ أَنَّ مَسْحَ العُضْوِ النَّجِسِ لَا يَصِحُّ حَتَّى تُزَالَ نَجَاسَتُهُ

However, wiping the impure limb is not valid until its impurity is removed.