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69. Abū Hurairah narrated: “A man asked Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ ‘O Messenger of Allāh! We sail the seas, and we only carry a little water with us. If we use it for Wudū’ then we will go thirsty. So shall we perform Wudū’ from the (water of the) sea?’ Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said: ‘Its water is pure, and its dead are lawful.’” (Sahih)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jābir, and Al-Firāsī.
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih.
This is the saying of most of the
Fuqahā' among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among these are Abū Bakr, 'Umar, and Ibn 'Abbās. They did not see any harm in sea water.
Some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ disliked using sea water for Wudū'. Among these are Ibn 'Umar, and 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr. 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr said: "It is fire."
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Commentary
The Sea is a dwelling of countless animals and unlimited animals probably die in it every day, so he ﷺ said its dead are lawful and its water does not become impure. Almost by consensus the Sea water is pure. All water animals other than the frog and crocodile are lawful, according to Imām Ahmad.
