Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2604
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ، قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضى الله عنه عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا فَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ . فَقَالَ خُذْ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ " .
Qutaybah reported: al-Layth narrated to us, from Bukayr, from Busr ibn Saeed, from Ibn al-Saidi al-Maliki, who said: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed me to collect charity. When I had finished and delivered it to him, he ordered a payment for me. I said: I worked only for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and my reward is with Allah, Mighty and Majestic. He said: Take what I have given you, for I served in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said the same thing you have said. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: If you are given something without asking for it, then eat from it and give charity.
Translation notes
The report distinguishes the collectors assigned wages from the advice not to ask for them; both Umar recollection and the Prophetic statement are retained.