Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 22110 — Those who disliked a teacher's pay

Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I taught writing and the Qur'an to some students of the Suffah school, and one man among them gave me a bow as a gift. I said: This is not wealth, and with it I will shoot arrows at the enemy while fighting in the path of Allah Almighty. I said: I will certainly go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask him about it. So I went to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! A man has given me a bow as a gift, because I taught him writing and the Holy Qur'an; it is not wealth, and I will fight with it in the path of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you would like it to be made a collar of fire and placed around your neck, then accept it."