Al-Mughirah bin Abi Burdah narrated from a man of Banu Mudlij, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a similar report concerning sea water.

Al-Mughirah bin Abdullah narrated from his father, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a similar report. Sulayman bin Bilal, narrating from Yahya bin Sa'id, mentioned it as "Abdullah bin al-Mughirah, from his father".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "We fish at sea and we have fresh water with us, and sometimes we fear going thirsty. Is it proper to perform ablution with the salty sea water?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, perform ablution with it." Imam Bukhari mentioned Yazid bin Muhammad al-Qurashi in his book "al-Tarikh", and al-Layth bin Abi Burdah narrated from him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about sea water: "May we perform ablution with it?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Its water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about performing ablution with sea water, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Its water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful." Imam al-Hakim says: Among the corroborations (mutaba'at) of Imam Malik bin Anas in the routes of this hadith, I have narrated from three narrators who do not meet the condition of this book: Abd al-Rahman bin Ishaq, Ishaq bin Ibrahim al-Muzani and Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Qudami. What prompted me to do so is that the scholar should know that these corroborations and supporting reports belong to this foundational hadith with which Imam Malik opened his book "al-Muwatta", and which the jurists of Islam have circulated from his time to ours; and that a hadith like this is not to be declared defective on account of Sa'id bin Salamah and al-Mughirah bin Abi Burdah being unknown, since through these corroborations the label of being unknown has been removed from them both. This hadith has also been narrated from Ali bin Abi Talib, Ibn Abbas, Jabir bin Abdullah, Abdullah bin Amr and Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with them).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about sea water, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Its water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful." As for the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), we have already mentioned it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said about the sea: "Its water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful." As for the hadith of Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both):

Amr bin Shu'ayb narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dead (animals) of the sea are lawful and its water is purifying."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, we live in a land of the People of the Book; they drink wine and eat the flesh of swine. What is your view about their vessels and cooking pots?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave them as long as you can find an alternative to them, but if you find no other way, wash them with water," or he said: "Sprinkle water on them. Then cook in them and eat." Hammad said: I think he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "And drink."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) that he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "We are in a land whose population is mostly People of the Book, so what should we do with their vessels?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave them as long as some other means is available to you, but if you find no other way, wash them with water and then cook in them."