٢٣٣٠٥ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا محمد بن مسلم عن إبراهيم [بن ميسرة قال: قلت لطاوس: الرجل يساومني بالسلعة وليست عندي، فيقول: (اشتره) (١) و (أشتري) (٢) منك، ولولا مكانه ما اشتريتها (٣) فكرهه طاوس.
Hazrat Ibrahim bin Maisarah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Tawus: A person asked me the price of goods which I do not possess. And he says, "Buy it, I will buy it from you." And if it were in its place, I would not buy it? Hazrat Tawus disliked this sale.