I used to draw up a bucket of water in exchange for a single date, stipulating that it be a firm one.
حدثنا محمد بن بشار حدثنا عبد الرحمن حدثنا سفيان عن أبي إسحق عن أبي حية
كنت أدلو الدلو بتمرة وأشترط أنها جلدة
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[Its chain of transmission is daif] Bazzar reported it in Bahr Zakhkhar, 2/312, no. 738, from the hadith of Sufyan Thawri, through this route. See also no. 162 and 46 for its two defects. Busiri graded it sahih.