Abdullah bin Ma’qil (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Ubaidullah bin Ziyad sent someone to him to lead the people in prayer during the blessed month of Ramadan, so he led them in prayer. Ubaidullah bin Ziyad sent him a cloak and five hundred dirhams, so he said: I will not take any reward for the Qur’an.
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب التفسير / 103
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:سنده ضعيف لحال أبي وكيع، لكنه حسن لغيره بالطريق الآتي.
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه سعيد بن منصور فى (سننه) برقم: 103، وابن أبى شيبة فى (مصنفه) برقم: 7821»