Musnad Ahmad #350

Musnad `Umar b. al-Khattab (ra)
It was narrated that Ibn as Sa`idi al-Maliki said: `Umar bin al Khattab (رضي الله عنه) appointed me in charge of the zakah, and when had finished with it and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some remuneration. I said: I only did it for the sake of Allah and my reward is with Allah. He said: Take what is given to you. I was appointed to do some work at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: `If you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give some in charity.”
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This hadith is #350 from Musnad Ahmad, in the Book of Musnad `Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) and narrated by It was narrated that Ibn as Sa`idi al-Maliki said:. Musnad Ahmad contains 1,374 hadiths across 8 books.

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