حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شَرِيکٍ عَنْ سِمَاکٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ و حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ شَرِيکٍ عَنْ سِمَاکٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ اشْتَرَی مِنْ عِيرٍ تَبِيعًا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ثَمَنُهُ فَأُرْبِحَ فِيهِ فَبَاعَهُ فَتَصَدَّقَ بِالرِّبْحِ عَلَی أَرَامِلِ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَقَالَ لَا أَشْتَرِي بَعْدَهَا شَيْئًا إِلَّا وَعِنْدِي ثَمَنُهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3344
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.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020