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461 — Ahmad ibn Ibrāhīm also narrated to us: Mubashshir ibn Ismāʿīl al-Halabī narrated to us: Furāt ibn Salmān narrated to me, saying: “It used to be said: When you are asked for something, do not make a promise. Instead say, ‘Consider what you are saying: if anything is decreed, it will come to pass.’”
٤٦١ - وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَشِّرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَلَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي فُرَاتُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ: " كَانَ يُقَالُ: إِذَا سُئِلَتْ فَلَا تَعِدْ، وَقُلِ: اسْمَعْ مَا تَقُولُ، فَإِنْ يُقَدَّرْ شَيْءٌ يَكُنْ "