Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Iyas Muawiyah bin Qurrah narrates that I was a guest at the house of Hazrat Amr bin Nu’man bin Muqarrin. When the month of Ramadan arrived, a man from Hazrat Mus’ab bin Zubair came to him with two thousand dirhams and said: “Indeed, the Amir has sent you greetings and said: Surely, we have not left any righteous reciter except that he has received some wealth from us. So, please use this money for your expenses in this month.” Hazrat Amr replied: “Convey my greetings to the Amir and say to him: By Allah, we do not recite the Qur’an for worldly gain.” And he returned the gift.