Hadith 279
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، نا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ بِالطَّوَّافِ مَنْ تَرُدُّهُ الَأُكْلَةُ وَالَأُكْلَتَانِ وَاللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ، أَوِ التَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْمِسْكِينَ الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ غِنًى يُغْنِيهِ، وَلَا يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا أَوْ يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا.
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "The needy is not the one who goes door to door for a morsel or two, or a date or two; rather, the needy is the one who does not possess enough wealth to make him independent, and he does not cling to people asking them, or he feels shy to cling to people and ask from them."
