Mishkat al-Masabih #3591
The Offices of Commander and Qadi
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فعملني. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
‘Umar said, “I held an administrative post in the time of God's Messenger, and he gave me payment for it."
Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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This hadith is #3591 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of The Offices of Commander and Qadi.