English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Abbas though a different chain of narrators. This version says: "He (the Prophet) purchased a calf from a caravan, but he had no money with him. He then sold it with some profit and gave the profit in charity to the poor and widows of Banu Abd al-Muttalib. He then said: I shall not buy anything after this but only when I have money with me.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ،عَنْ شَرِيكٍ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، رَفَعَهُ ، قَالَ عُثْمَانُ ، وحَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مِثْلَهُ ، قَالَ : اشْتَرَى مِنْ عِيرٍ تَبِيعًا ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ثَمَنُهُ ، فَأُرْبِحَ فِيهِ ، فَبَاعَهُ ، فَتَصَدَّقَ بِالرِّبْحِ عَلَى أَرَامِلِ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، وَقَالَ : لَا أَشْتَرِي بَعْدَهَا شَيْئًا إِلَّا وَعِنْدِي ثَمَنُهُ .