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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Miscellany

Riyad as-Salihin 531

Chapter: Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 531

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

"‏من سأل الناس تكثراً فإنما يسأل جمراً؛ فليستقل أو ليستكثر‏"

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who begs to increase his riches is in fact asking only for a live coal. It is up to him to decrease it or increase it."

[Muslim].

Reported by Muslim (No. 1041), Ibn Majah (No. 1838) and Ahmad (No. 6866). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 531).

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Grades of other versions (4)
  • Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج المسند لشعيب (7163)
  • AuthenticMuslim صحيح — صحيح مسلم (1041)
  • AuthenticIbn Baz صحيح — مجموع الشروح الفقهية. (226/15)
  • AuthenticIbn Baz صحيح — مجموع تفسير الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز (2/482)

Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 640

“He who asks others to give to him in order to increase his own wealth, is akin to one who asks for live coals. He who wishes to have more, let him have it and he who wishes to have less, let him have it.” Related by Muslim.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ مَنْ سَأَلَ اَلنَّاسَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ تَكَثُّرًا, فَإِنَّمَا يَسْأَلُ جَمْرًا, فَلْيَسْتَقِلَّ أَوْ لِيَسْتَكْثِرْ }…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1838

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who begs the property of others to increase his own is asking only for live coals,* so let him ask little or much.” Muslim transmitted it. * A reference incurring some of the punishment of hell.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ تَكَثُّرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَسْأَلُ جمرا. فليستقل أَو ليستكثر» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • تاريخ الإسلام الذهبي (396)مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ تَكَثُّرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَسْأَلُ جَمْرًا ، فَإِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُقِلَّ ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُكْثِرْ
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  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1941)مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ تَكَثُّرًا ، فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ جَمْرٌ ، فَلْيَسْتَقِلَّ مِنْهُ ، أَوْ لِيَسْتَكْثِرْ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (6041)مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ تَكَثُّرًا ، فَإِنَّمَا يَسْأَلُ جَمْرًا ، فَلْيَسْتَقِلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ لِيُكْثِرْ
  • مسند الشهاب (499)مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ تَكَثُّرًا ، فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ جَمْرٌ ، فَلْيَسْتَقِلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ لِيَسْتَكْثِرْ
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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 529

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If one of you would keep begging (of people) until he meets Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) his face will be without a shred of flesh." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “لا تزال المسألة بأحدكم حتى يلقى الله تعالى وليس في وجهه مزعة لحم‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏"‏المزعة‏"‏ بضم الميم وإسكان الزاى وبالعين المهملة‏:‏ القطعة‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 639

“A man who persists in begging people to give him charity, will come on the Day of Judgment and there will not be a piece of flesh on his face.” Agreed upon.

وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ مَا يَزَالُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَسْأَلُ اَلنَّاسَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ لَيْسَ فِي وَجْهِهِ مُزْعَةُ لَحْمٍ }…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1847

‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who begs from people when he has a sufficiency will come on the day of resurrection with his begging showing itself as scrapes, scratching or lacerations on his face.” On being asked what constituted a sufficiency, God’s messenger replied…

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «من سَأَلَ النَّاسَ وَلَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَسْأَلَتُهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ خُمُوشٌ أَوْ خُدُوشٌ أَوْ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 8 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1627

A man from Banu Asad said : I and my family alighted at Baqi al-Gharqad. My wife said to me : Go the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) and beg something from him for our eating, and made a mention of there need. So I went to the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). I found with a man who was begging from…

مَنْ سَأَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَهُ أُوقِيَّةٌ أَوْ عَدْلُهَا فَقَدْ سَأَلَ إِلْحَافًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الأَسَدِيُّ فَقُلْتُ لَلَقِحَةٌ لَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُوقِيَّةٍ وَالأُوقِيَّةُ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَمًا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ…

+ 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1629

Uyaynah ibn Hisn and Aqra' ibn Habis came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They begged from him. He commanded to give them what they begged. He ordered Mu'awiyah to write a document to give what they begged. Aqra' took his document, wrapped it in his turban, and went away. As for Uyaynah, he took his…

مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"

Narrated by Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyya + 1 other version

Authentic Muwatta Malik 1854

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that a man of the Banu Asad said, "My family and I dismounted to rest at Baqi. My family said to me, 'Go to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and ask him for something that we can eat,' and they…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَزَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَهْلِي، بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ فَقَالَ لِي أَهْلِي اذْهَبْ إِلَى رَسُولِ…

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