In the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the sea: “Its water is pure and its dead are lawful,” does this include the dead of rivers?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the MessengerBulugh al-Maram 1Sahih, does this include rivers, the dead of rivers?
Answer:
Those that do not live except in water; this is the dead of the sea, whether you call it a river or a sea. What does not live except in water is lawful.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Messenger
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said regarding the sea, "It's water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful (to eat)."
صلى الله عليه وسلم في البحر هو الطهور ماؤه الحل ميتته،Answer:
Those that do not live except in water; this is the dead of the sea, whether you call it a river or a sea. What does not live except in water is lawful.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [112 -3022] في قول الرسولﷺفي البحر: (هو الطهور ماؤه الحل ميتته) هل يدخل في ذلك ميتة الأنهار؟ — youtube.com
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