That was nothing but bad character.
حدثنا هارون بن زيد حدثنا أبي عن سفيان عن يحيى بن سعيد
إنما كان ذلك من سوء الخلق
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[Its chain of transmission is daif] Bayhaqi narrated it: 7/433, from the hadith of Abu Dawud, through him. Sufyan Thawri used the ambiguous form "anana" (narrated without specifying direct hearing).