Performing the prayer at the beginning of its time or delaying it due to the presence of water?

The questioner : And is tayammum (dry ablution) at the end of the time if one hopes for water, or not?

The Shaykh : Tayammum is the beginning. And where is its news? What is the hope for water? Or is it the danger? That is, if a person does not have water when the time enters, but he hopes to find water at the end of the time. Yes. So is it better to perform the prayer at the beginning of its time, or is it better to delay it until he finds water? Yes, we have a conflict between two matters. We have a conflict between two matters: the first matter is performing the prayer at the beginning of its time, and the second matter is praying with the purity of water instead of the purity of tayammum. Which of the two is stronger in your view?
The second is stronger, because the second preserves a condition of the prayer, which is purity with water, whereas the first only preserves a virtue, which is praying at the beginning of the time. Accordingly, delaying the prayer and purifying with water is better. Good.