حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا حَدَّثَنِي إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي فَزَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ مَوْلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَعَكَ طَهُورٌ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَمَا هَذَا فِي الْإِدَاوَةِ قُلْتُ نَبِيذٌ قَالَ أَرِنِيهَا تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا وَصَلَّى
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4301
It was narrated that lbn Mas'ood said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to me: "Do you have any water (for wudoo')?" i said: No. He said: "Then what is this in the vessel?" i said: Naheedh. He said: "Show it to me; good dates and clean water." And he did wudoo' with it and prayed
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020