Qaqa’ bin Hakim says that once Abdul Aziz bin Marwan wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying,“Present your needs before me (so that I may order them to be fulfilled).”Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied to this letter, writing:“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: ‘The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin (giving) with those whose maintenance is your responsibility.’ I do not ask you for anything, nor will I reject the sustenance that Allah grants me from your side.”