Tayammum in a place where impurity has been removed

Question
Is it permissible to perform tayammum in a place where there was impurity but its trace has been removed?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It is not permissible to perform tayammum on a place where there was impurity, even if its trace has been removed; because it is a condition for the validity of tayammum that the surface on which it is performed must be pure; this is what is meant by "pure" in the verse: {So perform tayammum from pure soil} (An-Nisa: 43). Therefore, it is not permissible to perform tayammum on a place where there was impurity, even if its trace has been removed, although it is permissible to pray in it. Refer to: Sharh Al-Wiqayah, p. 107, and God knows best.
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