313 - Abu al-Rabi' al-Zahrani narrated to us, he said: 'Abbad ibn al-'Awwam narrated to us, he said: Husayn informed us, from Abu Malik al-Ghifari, that 'Ammar ibn Yasir struck the dust with his hands, then blew into them until the top layer went away, then he wiped his face and palms, then he said: "This is how Tayammum is."

• And I heard Ishaq ibn Ibrahim say—regarding Tayammum: "A strike for the face, and a strike for the palms up to the wrist." He said: "And a single strike is permissible," and he described it to us. I said: Is the back (of the hand) permissible? He said: "Yes."

• Ishaq ibn Ibrahim described Tayammum to us—another time—so he struck with his hands, then blew into them, then wiped his face with them. Then he struck with his hands a second time, and did not blow into them, then he wiped the backs of the palms; the right with the left, and the left with the right.

Chapter: How is Tayammum performed?

• And I heard Ishaq—another time—say: "If you intend to perform Tayammum, the first thing is: that you say: 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah), while placing your palms on the earth, then you pass them over it, then you blow into them—if a lot of dust has stuck to the palms—and it is sufficient for you if you do not blow. Then you wipe your face with them, and pass your hands over the entire face and beard; whatever strikes (the skin) strikes it, and whatever misses, misses it. Then you strike a second strike—likewise—for your palms."