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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 801 to 1000
مَا فَتْحَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَابَ مَسْأَلَةٍ إِلَّا فَتْحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَابَ فَقْرٍ فَاسْتَغْنُواWhoever opens the door of begging, Allah opens for him the door of poverty, so be self-sufficient
Hadith 822
اُردوEn
822 - وأنا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ، نا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حَرْبٍ الْأَنْمَاطِيُّ، نا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، نا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، نا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنِي الْعَلَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَفْتَحُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَابَ مَسْأَلَةٍ إِلَّا فَتْحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَابَ فَقْرٍ»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reports that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever among you opens the door of begging upon himself, Allah will open the door of poverty and need upon him."
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
In these ahadith, a warning has been stated regarding asking from people without any genuine need: that whoever begins to ask people for wealth and riches, and to fulfill his desires, Allah Ta’ala opens upon him the doors of poverty and neediness. Then, whatever he possesses is also taken away from him. Thus, hunger and destitution surround him from all sides. And in reality, this is exactly what happens: the person who, without any valid reason, starts asking from people and makes this his profession, firstly, he is never able to accumulate wealth, and even if he does, he is unable to benefit from it; rather, he simply hoards it and leaves it behind. The blessing is removed from his wealth. The example of such a person is exactly like that of a dog who, with a piece of meat in its mouth, looks into clear and transparent water and, seeing its own reflection, thinks that this is another dog and tries to snatch the piece from its mouth. In doing so, it opens its mouth to attack and ends up losing its own piece as well.
In these ahadith, a warning has been stated regarding asking from people without any genuine need: that whoever begins to ask people for wealth and riches, and to fulfill his desires, Allah Ta’ala opens upon him the doors of poverty and neediness. Then, whatever he possesses is also taken away from him. Thus, hunger and destitution surround him from all sides. And in reality, this is exactly what happens: the person who, without any valid reason, starts asking from people and makes this his profession, firstly, he is never able to accumulate wealth, and even if he does, he is unable to benefit from it; rather, he simply hoards it and leaves it behind. The blessing is removed from his wealth. The example of such a person is exactly like that of a dog who, with a piece of meat in its mouth, looks into clear and transparent water and, seeing its own reflection, thinks that this is another dog and tries to snatch the piece from its mouth. In doing so, it opens its mouth to attack and ends up losing its own piece as well.
