Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 27544 — Employing a Christian scribe

Abu al-Dihqanah said: It was said to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), "There is a boy here from the people of al-Hirah. No one has ever been seen with a stronger memory than his, nor a better scribe than he. If you see fit, you may take him as a scribe for your affairs; whenever you have a need, he will attend you." Sayyiduna Umar said: "In that case, I would be taking as an intimate one other than the believers."