وَبِأَيِّهِمَا بَدَأَ جَازَ
Translation: Whichever of the two is performed first is valid.
One may perform wudu before tayammum or the reverse. The requirement in this exceptional case is to combine them, not to adhere to a prescribed order.
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Order of Wudu and Tayammum
Su’r: Categories, Purity, and Juristic Differences
وَبِأَيِّهِمَا بَدَأَ جَازَ
Translation: Whichever of the two is performed first is valid.
One may perform wudu before tayammum or the reverse. The requirement in this exceptional case is to combine them, not to adhere to a prescribed order.