Chapter on Description of Tayammum, Its Rules for Those in a State of Impurity, and What They Should Observe About Istibra and Istizhar

Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, narrated to me from Abu al-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad ibn Isa, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: Imam عليه السلام was asked about Tayammum (dry ablution). Imam عليه السلام recited this verse: "As to the thief, male or female, cut off their hands..." (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:38), and said: "Wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows..." (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:6). Imam عليه السلام further said: "And wipe your palms up to the place of the cut." Then Imam عليه السلام recited the verse: "And your Lord is never forgetful." (Surah Maryam 19:64).