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Musnad AhmedIt 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.”
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 371
Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 371
Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 371
