Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35084 — What they said on stipends

Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) reported (Abu Bakr (Ibn Abi Shaybah) said: I think he mentioned a chain of narrators for it) that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) assigned three thousand five hundred for Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), and three thousand for Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). At this Sayyiduna Abdullah said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): "You assigned three thousand five hundred for Usamah bin Zayd, although he did not precede me in Islam, nor did he witness what I did not witness!" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Because Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than your father, and Usamah bin Zayd was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than you. For that reason I assigned him five hundred more than you."