The Ruling on Performing Wudu with Seawater
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform wudu with seawater when pure water is available?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. It is permissible to perform wudu with seawater even when pure water is available, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about that, about purifying oneselfSunan Ibn Majah 386Sahih (Darussalam). His statement that "its water is pure" is conclusive; its meaning is that it purifies. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform wudu with seawater when pure water is available?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. It is permissible to perform wudu with seawater even when pure water is available, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about that, about purifying oneself
Can we perform ablution with seawater?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Its water is a means of purification, ad its dead meat is permissible.
بماء البحر، فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم هو الطهور ماؤه الحل ميتته
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 — youtube.com (7:19)
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