Making tayammum at the end of a salaah time

· 11 Muharram 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If the salah time is about to end, should a person make tayammum and perform salaah or should he search for water and make qaza of his salah?

Answer

He should search for water.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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