• For ritual purification, water has a legal substitute: Tayammum.
• Covering the required parts of the body has no comparable substitute.
• Therefore, when impurity predominates among vessels, one can leave the doubtful water and perform Tayammum; with garments, Taharri remains necessary.
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Why Vessels and Garments Differ
Taharri: Choosing among Mixed Pure and Impure Vessels or Clothes
• For ritual purification, water has a legal substitute: Tayammum.
• Covering the required parts of the body has no comparable substitute.
• Therefore, when impurity predominates among vessels, one can leave the doubtful water and perform Tayammum; with garments, Taharri remains necessary.