 told this hadith to ahmad ibn rashid who said i was with an old man from marv and his little boy was playing in front of him. i said to him either jokingly or to test him feed me some of your bread. he said you dont want it it is bitter. i said
فحدثت بهذا الحديث أحمد بن رشيد، فقال كنت عند شيخ من أهل مرو، وصبي له صغير يلعب بين يديه، فقلت له، إما عابثا وإما ممتحنا أطعمني من خبزكم . قال لا تريده، هو مر . فقلت