The Pure Water and the Ablution with Seawater
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Also, among the questions that came to the program's mobile number, this one asks, may Allah preserve you: What is pure water? And is it permissible for a Muslim to perform wudu with seawater?
Answer:
Pure water is water that remains in its original state, whether hot or cold, sweet or salty, and it is permissible to perform purification with seawater. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about performing purification with seawater. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 83Sahih (Al-Albani). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Also, among the questions that came to the program's mobile number, this one asks, may Allah preserve you: What is pure water? And is it permissible for a Muslim to perform wudu with seawater?
Answer:
Pure water is water that remains in its original state, whether hot or cold, sweet or salty, and it is permissible to perform purification with seawater. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about performing purification with seawater. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Its water is pure and what dies in it is lawful food.
هو الطهور ماؤه الحل ميتتهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (167) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-08-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:22)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.