Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا الْبَاغَنْدِيُّ ثنا قَبِيصَةُ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كُنَّا فِي غَزَاةٍ مَعَنْا أَوْ عَلَيْنَا مُجَاشِعُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَزَّتِ الْغَنَمُ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يُوفِي الْجَذَعُ مِمَّا يُوفِي مِنْهُ الثَّنِيُّ
English Translation
Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdan informed us, Ahmad ibn Ubayd narrated to us, al-Baghandi narrated to us, Qabisah narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us from Asim ibn Kulayb from his father who said: We were on a military expedition, and with us or over us was Mujashi' ibn Mas'ud, a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sheep became scarce, so he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "A young sheep suffices for what a two-year-old suffices for."