Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ الْجُلَاحِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ نَاسًا أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا نَبْعُدُ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَلَا نَحْمِلُ مِنْ الْمَاءِ إِلَّا الْإِدَاوَةَ وَالْإِدَاوَتَيْنِ لِأَنَّا لَا نَجِدُ الصَّيْدَ حَتَّى نَبْعُدَ أَفَنَتَوَضَّأُ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِنَّهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ.
English Translation
Abu Hurayrah narrated that some people came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: We travel far at sea and only carry a small water vessel or two, because we do not find game until we go far out. Can we perform ablution with sea water? He said: "Yes, its water is pure and its dead (creatures) are lawful."