It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin al-Sa'ib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was my business partner in the Jahiliyyah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) proved to be the best of partners; he (peace and blessings be upon him) neither put things off nor quarrelled."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Muhammad bin Muslim (al-Ta'ifi) (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith from Ibrahim (bin Maysarah) (may Allah have mercy on him), and Abd al-Rahman (bin Mahdi) (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from him."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1522
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:مضطرب
Hadith Takhrij«قال عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله الخثعمي: كثير الاضطراب «نصب الراية لأحاديث الهداية، ج 3، ص 474»» «أخرجه الطحاوي فى «شرح مشكل الآثار» برقم: 2400، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 929»