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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Zakah

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2595

Chapter: Who Is The One Who Is Demanding When Asking?

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2595

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَرَّحَتْنِي أُمِّي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَقَعَدْتُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنِي وَقَالَ ‏

"‏ مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَفَّ أَعَفَّهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنِ اسْتَكْفَى كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that his father said:

"My mother sent me to the Messenger of Allah, and I came to him and sat down. He turned to me and said: 'Whoever wants to be independent of means, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will make him independent. Whoever wants to refrain from asking, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will help him to refrain. Whoever wants to be content with his lot, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will suffice him. Whoever asks when he has something worth one Uqiyah, then he is being too demanding. 'I said: 'My she-camel Al-Yaqutah is worth more than and Uqiyah,' so I came back and did not ask him for anything."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2595), Abu Dawud (No. 1628) and Ahmad (No. 10622, 10638).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( سَرَّحَتْنِي ) بِتَشْدِيدِ الرَّاء أَيْ أَرْسَلَتْنِي ( أُوقِيَّة ) بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة وَتَشْدِيد الْيَاء أَيْ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَمًا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2595
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 2595
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2595

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Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 1628

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone begs when he has something equivalent to an uqiyah in value, he has begged immoderately. So I said: My she-camel, Yaqutah, is better than an uqiyah. The version of Hisham goes: "better than forty dirhams. So I returned and did not beg anything from him." Hisham added…

مَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ نَاقَتِي الْيَاقُوتَةُ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُوقِيَّةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ هِشَامٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ دِرْهَمًا فَرَجَعْتُ فَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ شَيْئًا

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2359)مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنِ اسْتَعَفَّ أَعَفَّهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنِ اسْتَكْفَى كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَمَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ وَقِيَّةٍ فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ
  • سنن الدارقطني (1756)مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ , وَمَنِ اسْتَعَفَّ أَعَفَّهُ اللَّهُ , وَمَنِ اسْتَكْفَ كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ , وَمَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1940)مَنْ سَأَلَ ، وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ أُوقِيَّةٍ ، فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ
  • غوامض الأسماء المبهمة لابن بشكوال (402)مَنِ اسْتَعَفَّ أَعَفَّهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنِ اسْتَكْفَى كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ أُوقِيَّةٍ ، فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ

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Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 12 other versions