Hadith 517
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وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « من سأل الناس أموالهم تكثرا ، فإنما يسأل جمرا ، فليستقل أو ليستكثر ». رواه مسلم.
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “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.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Lexical Explanation 517:
تَکَثُّرًا: With the intention of increasing wealth, not for fulfilling one’s need or necessity.
جَمْرًا: A burning ember of fire.
فَلْیَستَقِلَّ ... etc.: Meaning, whether he takes little or much. Your statement that he may take little or much contains command, warning, and rebuke, and there is a severe threat regarding the danger of this action.
Benefits and Issues 517:
➊ This hadith proves that begging as a profession is unlawful.
➋ For a strong and able-bodied person, asking (begging) becomes a cause of disgrace in society.
➌ Giving charity to those who have made begging without necessity their habit is questionable.
تَکَثُّرًا: With the intention of increasing wealth, not for fulfilling one’s need or necessity.
جَمْرًا: A burning ember of fire.
فَلْیَستَقِلَّ ... etc.: Meaning, whether he takes little or much. Your statement that he may take little or much contains command, warning, and rebuke, and there is a severe threat regarding the danger of this action.
Benefits and Issues 517:
➊ This hadith proves that begging as a profession is unlawful.
➋ For a strong and able-bodied person, asking (begging) becomes a cause of disgrace in society.
➌ Giving charity to those who have made begging without necessity their habit is questionable.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 517
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
Without necessity or compulsion, merely out of greed and desire for increase in wealth, asking (begging) is impermissible. This will become a cause of humiliation and disgrace for a person on the Day of Resurrection. A person will be deprived of the radiance and beauty of his face’s flesh, and these dirhams will become burning coals of fire for him.
Benefits and Issues:
Without necessity or compulsion, merely out of greed and desire for increase in wealth, asking (begging) is impermissible. This will become a cause of humiliation and disgrace for a person on the Day of Resurrection. A person will be deprived of the radiance and beauty of his face’s flesh, and these dirhams will become burning coals of fire for him.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2399
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Asking (begging) without necessity is such a grave offense that in this way, a person makes himself deserving of the marks of Hell.
➋ It is obligatory to avoid unlawful (haram) earnings.
➊ Asking (begging) without necessity is such a grave offense that in this way, a person makes himself deserving of the marks of Hell.
➋ It is obligatory to avoid unlawful (haram) earnings.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1838
