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Tayammum is permissible for the one in the condition of minor or major ritual impurity, while he is a resident or a traveler if one of the following reasons is present:
- If someone doesn’t find water, does not find sufficient water, or if he needs the water he has for a present or future need to drink, or for others to drink (humans or animals)
- If someone finds water but is unable to reach it, or does not find the right place to bathe
- If someone finds water but has a wound or is ill and he fears that water may increase his illness or delay the cure
- If someone finds water, but it is too cold and he does not have the means to heat the water, or if using that water will harm him