The sunnahs of tayammum are:

  • Reciting Bismilläh-ir Raḧmän-ir Raḧïm (when you are striking the earth)
  • Following the order:
    1. He should first wipe the face,
    2. then his right arm
    3. followed by his left arm.
  • There should be no break between wiping the face and the arms owing to an extraneous/foreign act.
  • While beating the palms over a clay-lump, he should move the hands forward and then backward.
  • Dusting off the palms after raising it from the clay-lump
  • He should space his fingers when placing the palms over the clay-lump.

Method of Tayammum (dry ablution)