Abu Dhubyan related that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked him, "Abu Dhubyan, how large is your (soldier's) stipend?" "2500," he replied. He told him, "Abu Dhubyan, it was taken from agriculture and increased livestock before the lads of Quraysh were appointed over you. They do not consider the stipend to be income."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 576 In-book : Book 30, Hadith 39 English translation : Book 30, Hadith 576
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