Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2408

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِىِّ الْمَالِكِىِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ - رضى الله عنه - عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا وَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِى بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ وَأَجْرِى عَلَى اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّى عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَعَمَّلَنِى فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ ».

It was narrated that Ibn As-Sadi Al-Maliki said: ‘Umar bin Al- Khattab (May Allah pleased with him) appointed me in charge of charity, and when I had finished with it, and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some remuneration. I said: ‘I only did for the sake of Allah and my reward is with the Allah.’ He said: ‘Take what is given to you. I was appointed to do some work at the time of Messenger of Allah (SAW) and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to me : If you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give charity.’’