The ruling on one who has major ritual impurity and delays the Fajr prayer due to the coldness of the water

Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I work as a shepherd in the wilderness, and I sometimes contract major ritual impurity. The water is cold, the weather is cold, and I have nothing to warm the water in so that I can take a bath. So I delay until the sun rises and the weather warms up, then I take a bath, but the Fajr prayer time passes. What is your guidance for me? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is not permissible for you to let the prayer go out of its time because of the coldness of the water. It is obligatory for you, if you are able to warm the water, to warm it, take a bath, and pray within the time. If you are unable to warm the water and you fear harm to yourself from its coldness, then you perform dry ablution with clean earth and pray, as 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) did when he contracted major ritual impurity while on a military expedition during a journey, and he feared harm to himself from the coldness of the water. He performed dry ablution and led his companions in prayer, and this was reported to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who approved it. Yes.