371 - Yahya al-Himmani narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, from Nasr Abu 'Amr, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that he was asked about a man who fell into mud (ham'ah) and was unable to find anything with which to perform wudu. He said: "He should take some of the mud and place it on a part of his body; when it dries, he should perform tayammum with it and pray."

372 - Mahmud ibn Khalid narrated to us, saying: Al-Walid narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Amr was asked about tayammum using saline earth (sabkhah)? He said: "There is no harm in that."

373 - Al-Walid said: I mentioned that to Malik ibn Anas, and he said the same.

374 - Al-Walid said: "What clarifies that there is no harm in performing tayammum with saline earth, or praying on saline ground, is that the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in Medina, at Quba, and the mosques adjacent to it, are on saline ground."

375 - Al-Walid said: I said to Abu 'Amr: What about tayammum with sand? He said: "If you do not find pure earth (al-sa'id), then perform tayammum with it." And what about tayammum with sand even if one finds pure earth? He said: "It is [also] pure earth (sa'id)."

Abu 'Amr was asked: What about tayammum with the dust of the road? He disliked it. Abu 'Amr means: the dust of the beaten path.

376 - Al-Walid said: "If he performs tayammum with it, his prayer is valid."

377 - Al-Walid said: Abu 'Amr was asked: What about tayammum with the earth of a grave? He disliked it. And Abu 'Amr said: "If he performs tayammum with it and prays, his prayer is valid."