Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 332
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَرْكَبُ الْبَحْرَ وَنَحْمِلُ مَعَنَا الْقَلِيلَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأْنَا بِهِ عَطِشْنَا أَفَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ " .
Qutaybah informed us, from Malik, from Safwan ibn Sulaym, from Sa'id ibn Salamah, that al-Mughirah ibn Abi Burdah told him that he had heard Abu Hurayrah say: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Messenger of Allah, we travel by sea and carry only a little water with us. If we use it for ablution, we will become thirsty. May we perform ablution with seawater? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Its water is pure and purifying, and its dead are lawful.
Translation notes
The closing phrase 'its dead are lawful' refers to what dies in the sea; the Arabic does not specify particular kinds of sea creatures.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ،
The English witness omits Qutaybah, Malik, Safwan ibn Sulaym, Sa'id ibn Salamah, and al-Mughirah ibn Abi Burdah from the chain.
Please confirm the transliteration of the omitted transmitters.