Tayammum on Ground Purified by Sun and Wind

Question
Is it permissible to perform tayammum on the ground that has been purified by the sun and wind after it has been affected by impurity?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It is not permissible; this is due to the condition of purity being stipulated in the text for tayammum by His saying: (So perform tayammum with clean soil); and because the dust is pure and purifying, and when it dries after impurity, it becomes pure but not purifying, even if it is permissible to pray on it. See: 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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