[Machine] He informed them that they used to ride ships in the sea for fishing, so they carried water with them for ablution. They used to perform prayers while they were in the sea, and they mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ. They said, "If we perform ablution with our water, we become thirsty. And if we perform ablution with the water of the sea, we find it impure in ourselves." He said to them, "Its water is pure, its dead creatures are lawful."
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَرْكَبُونَ الْأَرْمَاثَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِلصَّيْدِ فَيَحْمِلُونَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءً لِلشَّفَّةِ فَتُدْرِكُهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ وَهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَأَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا إِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَائِنَا عَطِشْنَا وَإِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ وَجَدْنَا فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحَلَالُ مَيْتَتُهُ