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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاةBook of Zakat
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْفَقِيرِ الْمِسْكِينِChapter on what is reported regarding the poor and the needy
Hadith 3456
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ رَابِعٍ) أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ الَّذِي تَرُدُّهُ التَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ أَوِ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ، إِنَّمَا الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُتَعَفِّفُ، اقْرَأُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا}))
(Fourth chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The needy is not the one to whom a date or two or a few morsels are returned; the truly needy is only the one who refrains from asking (people). If you wish, then recite this verse: They do not ask people persistently.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The complete verse is: {لِلْفُقَرَآئِ الَّّذِیْنَ اُحْصِرُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰہِ لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ ضَرْبًا فِیْ الْاَرْضِ یَحْسَبُھُمُ الْجَاھِلُ اَغْنِیَآئَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُھُمْ بِسِیْمٰھُمْ لَایَسْاَلُوْنَ النَّاسَ إِِلْحَافًا وَّمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ بِہٖعَلِیْمٌ۔} (Surah al-Baqarah: 273) … "Charity is only for those poor who have been restrained in the way of Allah, unable to move about in the land; the ignorant person thinks them to be wealthy because of their restraint from begging. You will recognize them by their mark; they do not ask people persistently. And whatever wealth you spend, Allah is fully aware of it."
