Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 510

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن مَيْمُونَة مر على النَّبِي الله صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَجُرُّونَ شَاةً لَهُمْ مِثْلَ الْحِمَارِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْ أَخَذْتُمْ إِهَابَهَا» قَالُوا إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يُطَهِّرُهَا الْمَاءُ والقرظ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَأَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Maymūna said: ‘Some men of Quraysh passed by the Prophet, dragging a sheep of theirs as large as a donkey. The Messenger of Allah said: “If only you would take its hide!” They said: “It is carrion.” The Messenger of Allah replied: “Water and qaraz purify it.”’ Aḥmad and Abū Dāwūd transmitted it.