Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32691 — Reports on talk about rulers

It is narrated from al-Hasan that Ziyad sent a message to Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the governor of Khurasan: "The Commander of the Believers says that gold and silver are to be set aside for him and not distributed among the people." He wrote in reply: "I received your letter in which you mention that the Commander of the Believers has sent the message that gold and silver are to be set aside for him. I have read the Book of Allah before the letter of the Commander of the Believers. By Allah, if the heavens and the earth were completely closed upon a servant and he then feared Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty would make a way out for him. And peace be upon you." Then he said to the people: "Come in the morning for your wealth." So they came in the morning, and he distributed all of that wealth among them.