Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "A sick person is permitted to perform tayammum with earth."

Ata’ narrated this as a marfu’ hadith up to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), while other narrators transmitted it as a mawquf narration.

Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once, on a cold night, I experienced a wet dream. This was during the expedition of Dhat al-Salasil. I feared that if I performed ghusl (ritual bath), I would perish, so I performed tayammum and led my companions in the morning prayer. Later, this matter was mentioned to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so he asked: "O Amr! Did you lead your companions in prayer while you were in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity)?" I explained to him the reason that prevented me from performing ghusl. I said: I heard Allah, the Exalted, say: "Do not kill yourselves; indeed, Allah is ever Merciful to you." Upon this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and did not say anything.

Abu Qais, who was the servant of Sayyiduna Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: Once, Sayyiduna Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) went on a military expedition. During this time, he faced such severe cold as he had never experienced before. When he was about to go for the morning prayer, he said: "By Allah! I had a wet dream last night. Such cold, by Allah! I have never seen before." Then he washed his knees (where there were traces of the wet dream), performed ablution as for prayer, and led his companions in prayer. When they presented themselves before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked his companions: "How did you find Amr, how was his companionship?" They praised Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) greatly and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Once, he led us in prayer while he was in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Amr. He explained the situation to him and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Allah Almighty has said: 'Do not kill yourselves.' If I had performed ghusl at that time, I would have died." At this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled.

Rabee’ bin Badr narrates from his father, from his grandfather: Sayyiduna Asla’ said:“Show me how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) taught you the method of tayammum.”So he placed both his palms on the ground, then blew on them, then wiped his blessed face with both of them, even wiping his beard, then placed both hands on the ground, wiped the earth with them, and rubbed one with the other. He wiped the outer and inner parts of his palm. In another narration, these words are mentioned: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me how I should wipe. The narrator states: Then he placed both his palms on the ground, then raised them towards his blessed face, then struck again, then wiped the outer and inner parts of both hands, until he wiped his elbows with his hands.

Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: Once I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with them both). Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Abu Abdur Rahman! What is your opinion if a person becomes junub and does not find water for a month, should he continue to perform tayammum?" Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "He will not perform tayammum, even if he does not find water for a month." Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then what do you say about this verse of Surah Al-Ma'idah: 'If you do not find water, then perform tayammum with clean earth'?" Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If people are given this permission, soon they will start performing tayammum even when water feels cold to them." The narrator states: Sayyiduna Abu Musa asked: "Do you dislike it for this reason?" He replied: "Yes." Sayyiduna Abu Musa said: "Did you not hear what Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He narrated: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent me on an errand. I became junub and did not find water. I rolled in the earth as an animal does. Then I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and mentioned this to him. He said: "It would have been sufficient for you to strike your hands on the earth, then wipe one with the other, then wipe your face with them." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Did you not see that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was not satisfied with the statement of Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The words of Yusuf (may Allah have mercy on him) are: "Strike your hands on the earth, then wipe them, then wipe your face and both arms with them." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Did you not see that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not suffice with the statement of Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him)?"

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates regarding the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In tayammum there are two strikes. One strike is for the blessed face and one is for wiping both arms up to the elbows." The narrator named Ali bin Zubyan has transmitted this as a marfu' (attributed to the Prophet) narration, while other people have transmitted it as mawquf (attributed to the Companion), and this is correct.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says:“There are two strikes in tayammum. One strike is for the blessed face and one strike is for both arms up to the elbows (for wiping).”

Nafi' reports: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to perform tayammum up to the elbows.

Salim narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both): We performed tayammum with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) during his blessed era. We would strike our hands on clean earth, then shake off our hands, and then wipe our blessed faces with it. Then we would strike our clean hands on the earth again, shake them off, and wipe our arms from the elbows to the palms, covering both the inner and outer parts up to the roots of the hair.