Sayyiduna ‘Adi bin ‘Umayrah al-Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“O people! Whomever among you we appoint as an official for any task, let him bring whatever he receives, whether little or much. Whoever conceals from us anything, even a thread or a needle or anything beyond that, it will be an act of betrayal, and he will bring it with him on the Day of Resurrection.”A short-statured, dark-skinned man from among the Ansar stood up—his image is as if before my eyes even now. He said: O Messenger of Allah! I withdraw from the task for which you appointed me as an official. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked:“Why?”He replied: Because of what you have just said. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Even now I say: Whomever among you we appoint as an official for any task, let him bring everything, whether little or much. Let him take what is given to him, and refrain from what is withheld from him.”

The son of Tawus narrates from his father: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) as an official to collect Zakat, then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: "O Abu Walid! Try to avoid coming on the Day of Resurrection carrying a camel on your neck which is making noise, or carrying a cow on your neck which is mooing, or carrying a goat on your neck which is bleating." He said: O Messenger of Allah! Will it really be like that? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Yes." Sayyiduna Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: By the One Who sent you with the truth, I will never again do (government work) even for two people.