English translation
2608. 'Abdullâh bin As-Sa'dî narrated that he came to 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭâb during his Caliphate and 'Umar said to him: "I heard that you do some jobs for the people but when payment is given to you, you do not like it." I said: "Yes (that is so)." He said: "Why do you do that?" I said: "I have horses and slaves and am well off, and I wanted my work to be an act of charity toward the Muslims."
