عَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَتَّجِرُ إِلَى الشَّامِ أَوْ إِلَى مِصْرَ قَالَ فَتَجَهَّزْتُ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي قَدْ تَجَهَّزْتُ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ فَقَالَتْ مَا لَكَ وَلِمَتْجَرِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا كَانَ لِأَحَدِكُمْ رِزْقٌ فِي شَيْءٍ فَلَا يَدَعْهُ حَتَّى يَتَغَيَّرَ لَهُ أَوْ يَتَنَكَّرَ لَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْعِرَاقَ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَقُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَدَدْتُ رَأْسَ مَالٍ فَأَعَادَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدِيثَ أَوْ قَالَتْ الْحَدِيثُ كَمَا حَدَّثْتُكَ
Imam Nafi says: I used to travel to Syria or Egypt for trade. Once, I prepared to go to Iraq and went to Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: O Umm al-Mu’minin! This time I am preparing to go to Iraq. She said: What happened to your previous trade? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that when something is a means of someone’s sustenance, he should not leave it until that thing itself changes. In any case, I went to Iraq and after returning, I went to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: O Umm al-Mu’minin! By Allah! (Let alone profit) I could not even bring back my original capital. She narrated to him the same hadith again, or said: The hadith is the same as I have already told you.