Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2453
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الطُّوسِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى الْيَمَنِ أَنْ لاَ آخُذَ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ ثَلاَثِينَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ ثَلاَثِينَ فَفِيهَا عِجْلٌ تَابِعٌ جَذَعٌ أَوْ جَذَعَةٌ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ أَرْبَعِينَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ أَرْبَعِينَ فَفِيهَا بَقَرَةٌ مُسِنَّةٌ .
Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Tusi reported: Yaqub narrated to us: My father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, who said: Sulayman al-Amash narrated to me, from Abu Wail ibn Salamah, from Muadh ibn Jabal, who said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Yemen, he instructed me not to take anything from cattle until they reached thirty. At thirty, a yearling calf, male or female, is due, until they reach forty. At forty, a mature cow is due.
Translation notes
The Arabic specifies a yearling calf (tabee) at thirty cattle and a mature cow (musinnah) at forty.