Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 10993 — Reports on the begging that was

Sayyiduna Qabisah bin al-Mukhariq al-Hilali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I took on a financial burden (to settle a dispute), so I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask him about it. He said: "O Qabisah, stay until the sadaqah (wealth) comes to us, then we will order it for you." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Asking is not lawful except for one of three people: a man who has taken on a financial burden, for whom asking is lawful until he pays it off, and then he refrains (from asking); a man struck by a calamity that destroys his wealth, for whom asking is lawful until he obtains something to sustain his living, and then he refrains (from asking); and a man stricken by poverty, until three people of sound judgement from his tribe say: 'Indeed, so-and-so has been stricken by poverty,' then asking is lawful for him until he obtains something to sustain his living, and then he refrains (from asking). O Qabisah, any asking other than these is unlawful, and the one who does it is eating what is unlawful."