ibrahim bin sayyaba wrote to a friend of his who was his equal in politeness and was rising in status. he was very wealthy and kept quiet. he used to borrow from him some of what he needed to live on until he got what he hoped for. so his friend wrote to him apologizing and saying the money is falsely attributed to him and against him and people attribute to others in this matter what they do not have.
وكتب إبراهيم بن سيابة ٥ الى صديق له، يساويه في الأدب، ويرتفع في الحال وكان كثير المال، كثير الصامت، يستسلف منه بعض ما يرتفق به، الى أن يأتيه بعض ما يؤمل. فكتب اليه صديقه هذا يعتذر، ويقول إن المال مكذوب له وعليه، والناس يضيفون الى الناس في هذا الباب ما ليس عندهم.