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كتاب الطهارة وسننها
The Book of Purification and its Sunnah
" هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ "
He heard Abu Hurairah say: "A man came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "O Messenger of Allah, we travel by sea and carry a small amount of water with us. If we use it for ablution, we will become thirsty. Can we perform ablution with seawater?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Its water is a means of purification, ad its dead meat is permissible. (i.e. the fish found dead in the sea).'"
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