Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 424
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ دَعَا بِشَىْءٍ نَحْوِ الْحِلاَبِ فَأَخَذَ بِكَفِّهِ بَدَأَ بِشِقِّ رَأْسِهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ الأَيْسَرِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِكَفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ .
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna informed us; he said: al-Dahhak ibn Makhlad narrated to us, from Hanzalah ibn Abi Sufyan, from al-Qasim, from ‘A’ishah, who said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ghusl from janabah, he called for something like a vessel used for milking a she-camel. He took a handful of water and began with the right side of his head, then the left. Then he took water in both hands and poured it over his head.
Translation notes
The Arabic describes an object resembling al-hilab, a vessel used for milking a she-camel; the wording does not identify a more specific vessel.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى،
The supplied English witness omits the full chain of transmission.
Confirm the full isnad against the Arabic source.
قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ دَعَا بِشَىْءٍ نَحْوِ الْحِلاَبِ فَأَخَذَ بِكَفِّهِ بَدَأَ بِشِقِّ رَأْسِهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ الأَيْسَرِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِكَفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ .
The source uses al-hilab as a comparison; the precise vessel shape is not specified.
Check that the vessel description remains appropriately general.