English translation
4355. It was narrated from AbO Hurairah, that the Prophet g g (said), concerning the water of the sea: "Its water is pure (and purification) and its 'dead meat' is permissible (to eat)." (Sd~ih)
Hadith 4355
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 5
42. The Book Of HuntingAnd SlaughteringSunan an-Nasai local PDF backup · Page 205
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 4350 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 207
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4350 · Volume 9 · Page 422
Sahih
صحيح، مضى (١ / ٥٠ و ١٧٦)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4057 · Volume 3 · Page 908
Sahih
(صحيح) - مضى ١/ ٥٠ و ١٧٦.
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Arabic text
4350 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ: «هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ، الْحَلَالُ مَيْتَتُهُ»
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The seawater, from the angle of its taste, happens to be different from common water. The filth of the creatures that live in it, and of those who travel by sea, mixes in the seawater and dissolves. If any of them dies, it rots and dissolves invariably in it. This might create a doubt that the seawater is perhaps impure. That is why Allāh's Messenger ﷺ stated it. Because there is an immense amount of water and, secondly, Allāh, Most High, has, out of His Perfect Power, devised such a plan that the water neither gets polluted nor contaminated, nor does the filth leave any trace in it. And Allāh is Most Powerful and Wise.