This very hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sbu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
Sahih Muslim Book 12, Hadith 212
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Sahih Muslim Book 12, Hadith 211 Next Hadith → I go back to my family and I find a date lying on my bed. I then take it up to eat it, but then I throw it away fearing that it may be a Sadaqa.

Sahih Muslim Book 12, Hadith 213