فِي رِوَايَةِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ يَرْفَعُهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا حَلَفَ أَنْ يَزِنَ فِيلًا فَقَالَ
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النَّبِيُّ ص يُدْخِلُ الْفِيلَ سَفِينَةً ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ مَبْلَغِ الْمَاءِ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ فَيُعَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ الْفِيلَ وَ يُلْقِي فِي السَّفِينَةِ حَدِيداً أَوْ صُفْراً أَوْ مَا شَاءَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْمَوْضِعَ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ أَخْرَجَهُ وَ وَزَنَهُ.
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Hadith.3245 - In the narration of al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): A man swore an oath that he would weigh an elephant. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "He should place the elephant in a boat, then observe the water level reached by the boat and mark it. After that, he should remove the elephant and load the boat with iron, copper, or anything he wishes until it reaches the marked water level. Then, he should take out the loaded material and weigh it."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.