Hadith #179
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ الْكِنَانِيِّ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ بَعْضَ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَرْكَبُونَ الْأَرْمَاثَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِلصَّيْدِ فَيَحْمِلُونَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءً لِلسَّفَرِ فَتُدْرِكُهُمْ الصَّل
َاةُ وَهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَأَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا إِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَائِنَا عَطِشْنَا وَإِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ وَجَدْنَا فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحَلَالُ مَيْتَتُهُ
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English Translation
It was narrated from some men of the Mudlij tribe that they used to ride rafts in the sea for fishing, carrying fresh water with them for the journey. When the time of prayer reached them while they were at sea, and they worried that if they performed wudu with their fresh water they would go thirsty, while if they performed wudu with sea water they feared its saltiness — they mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ, and he permitted them to use sea water for purification.
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 42, Hadith 179
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22017
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58407