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.