There is an anecdote told that Tabari had agreed to tutor for ten dinars a month, but his teaching was so effective and the boy's writing so impressive that the teacher was offered a tray of dinars and dirhams.
Der var anekdote fortalt, at Tabari havde aftalt at vejlede folk for ti dinarer om måneden, men hans undervisning var så effektiv og drengens skriver så imponerende, at læreren blev tilbudt en bakke af dinarer og dirham.