الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الطهارةBook of Purification
الْبَابُ الْأَوَّلُ فِي طَهُورِيَّةِ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ وَمَاءِ الْبِئْرِ
The first chapter on the purifying nature of sea water and well water
Hadith 354
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."
Hadith 355
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ) أَنَّ نَاسًا أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا: إِنَّا نَبْعُدُ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَلَا نَحْمِلُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ إِلَّا الْإِدَاوَةَ وَالْإِدَاوَتَيْنِ لِأَنَّا لَا نَجِدُ الصَّيْدَ حَتَّى نَبْعُدَ، أَفَنَتَوَضَّأُ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ؟ قَالَ: ((نَعَمْ، فَإِنَّهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ، الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ))
(Second chain) Indeed, some people came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "We travel far into the sea, because without going far we do not find any game, and we carry (drinking water) with us in one or two small vessels. So can we perform ablution with the water of the sea?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, indeed its dead (animals) are lawful and its water is purifying."
Hadith 356
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ الْكِنَانِيِّ أَنَّ بَعْضَ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَرْكَبُونَ الْأَرْمَاثَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِلصَّيْدِ فَيَحْمِلُونَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءً لِلسَّقَايَةِ فَتُدْرِكُهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ وَهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَأَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا: إِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَائِنَا عَطِشْنَا وَإِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ وَجَدْنَا فِي أَنْفُسِنَا، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: ((هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحَلَالُ مَيْتَتُهُ))
Abdullah bin Mughira Kanani, may Allah have mercy on him, says that some individuals from Banu Mudlij informed him that they used to go out to sea on planks for hunting, and they would take water with them for drinking, but the time for prayer would also occur while they were at sea. They presented this situation before the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "If we perform ablution with the water we have brought with us, we become thirsty, and if we perform ablution with the sea water, there remains some doubt in our hearts." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to them: "The water of the sea is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful."
Hadith 357
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي الْبَحْرِ: ((هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the sea: "Its water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful."
Hadith 358
عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ سِنَانَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ سَأَلَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ فَقَالَ: مَاءُ الْبَحْرِ طَهُورٌ
Musa bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sinan bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the ruling of sea water, so he said: "The water of the sea is purifying."
Hadith 359
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي صِفَةِ حَجِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَفَاضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَعَا بِسَجْلٍ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((انْزِعُوا يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ! فَلَوْ لَا أَنْ تُغْلَبُوا عَلَيْهَا لَنَزَعْتُ))
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), describing the manner of the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Tawaf al-Ifadah and had a bucket of Zamzam water brought, from which he drank and also performed ablution. He said: "O Banu Abd al-Muttalib! Draw water. If I did not fear that you would be overpowered, I would have drawn water with you."
