(261) بَابُ الإبِلُ عِزٌّ لأهْلِهَا
Abu Dhubyan related that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked him, "Abu Dhubyan,how large is your (soldier's) stipend?" "2500," he replied. He told him,"Abu Dhubyan, it was taken from agriculture and increased livestock beforethe lads of Quraysh were appointed over you. They do not consider the stipendto be income."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 576
In-book reference: Book 30, Hadith 39
English translation: Book 30, Hadith 576