عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه، قال:سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّا نَرْكَبُ البَحْرَ، وَنَحْمِلُ مَعَنَا القَلِيلَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأْنَا بِهِ عَطِشْنَا، أَفَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ، الحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ»
Abu Hurayrah narrated saying:
1. A man asked God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saying: Messenger of God, we travel by sea and carry a small amount of water with us. If we use it for ablution, we will go thirsty. Can we perform the ablution with sea water?
2. God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: [As for the sea] its water is pure;
3. And its dead [animal] is permissible to eat.
A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about using sea water for ablution, i.e. wudu. The Prophet told him that its water is pure and its dead are permissible to eat.
