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[Machine] Ibn Umar used to pass by the people of the Qur'an and say, "What a terrible trade."  

البيهقي:١١٠٦٩ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ سَالِمٍ قَالَ

كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَمُرُّ بِأَصْحَابِ الْمَصَاحِفِ فَيَقُولُ بِئْسَ التِّجَارَةُ