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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب خلق العالم
Book of the Creation of the World
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْبِحَارِ وَالْأَنْهَارِ
Chapter: What has been reported regarding the seas and rivers
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 10231 — What has been reported regarding the seas
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّا نَرْكَبُ الْبَحْرَ وَنَحْمِلُ مَعَنَا الْقَلِيلَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأْنَا بِهِ عَطِشْنَا أَفَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ
Syedna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that a man asked the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: Indeed, we travel by sea and carry only a little water with us. If we use it for ablution, we become thirsty. So can we perform ablution with sea water? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: The water of the sea is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From this hadith it is understood that the water of the sea is pure and purifying, regardless of its taste. Also, the dead animal of the sea is lawful (halal); by this is meant that animal which cannot live except in water.
