Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1588
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ أَضْحَى وَانْكَفَأَ إِلَى كَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ فَذَبَحَهُمَا .
Translation
Isma‘il ibn Mas‘ud narrated to us; he said: Hatim ibn Wardan narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Muhammad ibn Sirin, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us on the Day of Adha, then turned toward two mottled rams and slaughtered them.
Translation notes
Amlah describes the animals’ pale, mottled coloring.