Sufyan states: No one like Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) ever came to Basrah.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih; however, Imam Ahmad did not hear from Sufyan al-Thawri, but if Sufyan here is Sufyan bin Uyaynah, then Imam Ahmad did hear from him.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16034
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ منقطع
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (104/18)»