Sahih Muslim Hadith 2408 – It Is Permissible (‘rv

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[2408] 112 – ( … ) It was narrated that Ibn As-Sa'dI A]-MâlikI said: "Umar bin Al-ISlhattâb [may Allah be pleased with him] appointed me in charge of the 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 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 ii and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allah ii said to me: If you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give charity."