Explanation of the Book of Purification-01

The Shaykh : He said: "Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the sea".
Abu Hurayrah is the Companion who narrated the most from the Prophet (may Allah and his family be pleased with him), because he took care of the hadith, memorized it, and devoted himself to it. Otherwise, we know that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) received more from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) than Abu Hurayrah did, because he was more constant in his company. However, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated little from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his lifetime, because people took directly from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) without an intermediary. After his death, you know that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was occupied with the burdens of the caliphate and the management of the state, and people also feared to burden him with receiving from him, and he had not devoted himself to it. Therefore, he narrated far less than what was transmitted from Abu Hurayrah. For this reason, if we were asked who narrated more hadith, Abu Hurayrah or Abu Bakr?
The student: Abu Bakr.

The Shaykh : We would say: As for receiving from the Messenger, it is Abu Bakr, without any doubt in our minds. But as for transmitting the hadith from the Messenger, it is Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).
He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the sea". "Regarding the sea" is from the words of Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him), not from the words of Abu Hurayrah or the words of the Prophet (may Allah and his family be pleased with him). But the author, as you know, made the book concise, so he said "regarding the sea." He said in it: The hadith has a reason. Its reason is that a group of people came to the Prophet (may Allah and his family be pleased with him) and said: He did not say "yes," but rather he said: Even though the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when asked such a question, would say: "Yes." A man asked him, "Do I perform wudu from the meat of camels?" He said: But here he deviated from the word "yes" to his saying: so that it would be more comprehensive and general. One purifies oneself with it and does not purify oneself from it, meaning that if it touches the garment or the body, it is not obligatory to wash it from it because it is purifying. Also, one purifies oneself with it from minor and major ritual impurity and filth. This is from the excellence of the answer of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So the phrase "its water is purifying" is more general than the word "yes" if he had said "yes," because if he had said "yes," the meaning would be "purify yourselves with it" or "perform wudu with it." But he said: He also added to that for them, saying: "Its dead are lawful." "Lawful" means its dead are lawful. What is meant by "its dead" is the dead of what does not live except in it, except in the sea. It is not meant to be what died in the sea. For this reason, if a sheep falls into the sea and dies, what is it? It is forbidden, a dead animal. But what is meant by "its dead" is attributed to the sea, meaning: the dead of what does not live except in the sea is lawful. This was the answer of the Prophet (may Allah and his family be pleased with him).
The word "purifying" (al-tahur) with a fathah on the ta is a name for that with which one purifies oneself, like "suhur" is a name for that with which one eats the pre-dawn meal, and "al-wujur" is a name for that with which the patient is carried, and so on. As for "purifying" (al-tahur) with a dammah, it is a verbal noun or a name for a verbal noun, and it refers to the action. For example, if a person brings water to perform wudu with, the water is called what? "Tahur" or it is called "wudu." And the action of wudu itself is called "tahur" or "wudu." So the difference between opening the first letter and closing it is that if the action is intended, it is closed (dammah), and if that with which one purifies is intended, it is open (fathah). Its counterpart is "suhur," which is a name for what is eaten in the pre-dawn meal, and "suhur" is a name for the eating.