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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الطهارة
Book of Purification
الْبَابُ الْأَوَّلُ فِي طَهُورِيَّةِ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ وَمَاءِ الْبِئْرِ
The first chapter on the purifying nature of sea water and well water
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 354 — The first chapter on the purifying nature
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؟ قَالَ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ، الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, we travel by sea and carry only a small amount of water with us. If we use it for ablution, we become thirsty due to the small quantity of water we have. So can we perform ablution with sea water?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Its water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful."
