Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَقِيهُ أَبُو الْفَتْحِ أنبأ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الشُّرَيْحِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْبَغَوِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ؓ قَالَ لَوْ يَرِدُ عَلَيْنَا أَلْفٌ مِنَ الشَّاءِ لَمَا أُضَحِّي إِلَّا بِجَذَعٍ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ البيهقي ١٩٠٧٧: عن
English Translation
The jurist Abu al-Fath informed us, Abd al-Rahman al-Shurayhi informed us, Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi informed us, Abd al-A'la ibn Hammad narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us from Qatadah from Mutarrif from Imran ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "Even if a thousand sheep came to us, I would not sacrifice except a young sheep from the ewes."