Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 500
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ سَوْدَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ: مَاتَتْ لَنَا شَاةٌ فَدَبَغْنَا مَسْكَهَا ثُمَّ مَا زِلْنَا نَنْبِذُ فِيهِ حَتَّى صَارَ شنا. رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
Translation
Sawda, the Prophet’s wife, said: ‘One of our sheep died, so we tanned its hide. We continued to steep dates in it until it wore out.’ Al-Bukhārī transmitted it.