Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ الْكِنَانِيِّ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ بَعْضَ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَرْكَبُونَ الْأَرْمَاثَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِلصَّيْدِ فَيَحْمِلُونَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءً لِلسَّفَرِ فَتُدْرِكُهُمْ الصَّلَاةُ وَهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَأَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا إِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَائِنَا عَطِشْنَا وَإِنْ نَتَوَضَّأْ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ وَجَدْنَا فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحَلَالُ مَيْتَتُهُ.
English Translation
Yazid told us: Yahya informed us, from Abdullah ibn al-Mughira ibn Abi Burda al-Kinani, who was informed that some of the Banu Mudlij told him that they used to ride rafts on the sea for fishing, carrying with them water for the journey. The time for prayer would come upon them while they were at sea, and they mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saying, "If we perform ablution with our own water we will become thirsty, and if we perform ablution with sea water we feel uneasy about it." He said to them: It is the purifier - its water is pure and its dead (creatures) are lawful.