[Machine] Umar wrote in his will that no worker should be paid more than a year's worth, and appoint al-Ashʿarī, meaning Abū Mūsá, to be in charge for four years.
كَتَبَ عُمَرُ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ أَنْ لَا يُقَرَّ لِي عَامِلٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَنَةٍ وَأَقِرُّوا الْأَشْعَرِيَّ يَعْنِي أَبَا مُوسَى أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ