The Prophet ﷺ bought a horse from an Arabi, then asked him to come along so he could pay him the price of his horse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked quickly while the Arabi lagged behind. Some men began to stop the Arabi and bargain with him over the horse, not realizing that the Prophet ﷺ had already bought it.The Arabi called out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "If you are buying this horse, then do so. Otherwise, I will sell it."The Prophet ﷺ stopped when he heard the Arabi's call and said, "Have I not already bought it from you?"The Arabi replied, "No, by Allah, I have not sold it to you."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes indeed, I have bought it from you."The Arabi began saying, "Bring a witness."Khuzayma bin Thabit said, "I bear witness that you sold it to him."The Prophet ﷺ turned to Khuzayma and asked, "On what basis do you bear witness?"He answered, "On the basis of believing you, Messenger of Allah."So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made Khuzayma's testimony equal to the testimony of two men.
حدثنا محمد بن يحيى بن فارس أن الحكم بن نافع حدثهم أخبرنا شعيب عن الزهري عن عمارة بن خزيمة أن
أن النبي ﷺ ابتاع فرسا من أعرابي فاستتبعه النبي ﷺ ليقضيه ثمن فرسه فأسرع رسول الله ﷺ المشي وأبطأ الأعرابي فطفق رجال يعترضون الأعرابي فيساومونه بالفرس ولا يشعرون أن النبي ﷺ ابتاعه فنادى الأعرابي رسول الله ﷺ فقال إن كنت مبتاعا هذا الفرس وإلا بعته فقام النبي ﷺ حين سمع نداء الأعرابي فقال أو ليس قد ابتعته منك فقال الأعرابي لا والله ما بعتكه فقال النبي ﷺ بلى قد ابتعته منك فطفق الأعرابي يقول هلم شهيدا فقال خزيمة بن ثابت أنا أشهد أنك قد بايعته فأقبل النبي ﷺ على خزيمة فقال بم تشهد فقال بتصديقك يا رسول الله فجعل رسول الله ﷺ شهادة خزيمة بشهادة رجلين
Sourcing, sahih. Nasai narrated it, Sales, chapter on the leniency in not requiring witnesses for a sale, hadith 4651, from the hadith of Zuhri, through him, and he clarified the hearing in Ahmad, 5/215, 216. Hakim graded it sahih, 2/215, 17, 18, and Dhahabi agreed with him. The hadith has other routes as well.