Prayer on Ground Cleansed by Sun and Wind

Question
Is it permissible to pray on the ground that has been cleansed by the sun and wind after it has been affected by impurity?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It is permissible to pray on it; because the earth is purified by the sun and the wind, but it is not permissible to perform tayammum with it; due to the requirement of purity as stated in the Quran: {So perform tayammum with pure earth} [An-Nisa: 43]; and because the dust is pure and purifying, and after drying out from impurity, it returns to being pure but not purifying. Refer to: Al-Bahr Al-Ra'iq 1: 237, Al-Wiqayah p. 131, and the explanation of Al-Wiqayah by Ibn Malik Q19/B, and God knows best.
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