'Umar (ra) lived by trade before becoming Khalifah. When he was made Khalifah after Abu Bakr (ra), he assembled the people and said to them:
"I earned my living through trade. As you people have engaged me as Khalifah, I cannot attend to my business. Now, what about my living?"
Different amounts of daily allowance from the Bait-ul-Mal were suggested by different people, but Ali (ra) did not speak..
'Umar inquired of him: "Oh Ali what is your suggestion?"
He replied: I suggest that you should take such amount as may be on average be sufficient for your family."
'Umar accepted his suggestion and a moderate amount was fixed as his daily allowance.
Source: Follow Their Way and Join Them
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