Is Full Coverage (Isti'ab) Fard in Tayammum?

Question

Is full coverage (isti'ab) fard in tayammum or not? If the first is the case, then complete fulfilment of the fard is impossible. For, firstly, two strikes (darba) have been prescribed, and it is obvious that the back of the hand and the spaces between the fingers are not wiped. Secondly, to bring the hand to every single corner with one passing of the hand is, in [my] deficient understanding, impossible.

Answer

Full coverage is necessary. [ar]الرابع من الشروط استيعاب المحل، وهو الوجه واليدان إلى المرفقين بالمسح في ظاهر الرواية، وهو الصحيح المفتى به، فينزع الخاتم ويخلل الأصابع، ويمسح جميع بشرة الوجه والشعر على الصحيح، وما بين العِذار والأذن إلحاقًا له بأصله[/ar] “The fourth of the conditions [of tayammum] is covering the area with wiping, which is the face and the arms up to the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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