موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجامعBook: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَسَاكِينِWhat is Reported Regarding the Poor
Hadith 1671
وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ بِهَذَا الطَّوَّافِ الَّذِي يَطُوفُ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَتَرُدُّهُ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ، وَالتَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ "، قَالُوا : فَمَا الْمِسْكِينُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : " الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ غِنًى يُغْنِيهِ، وَلَا يَفْطُنُ النَّاسُ لَهُ فَيُتَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا يَقُومُ فَيَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The needy person is not the one who goes from house to house begging, receiving a morsel here and two morsels there, a date here and two dates there." The Companions asked: "Then, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the needy person?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who does not possess enough wealth to fulfill his needs, whose condition is not known to people so that they may give him charity, and who does not stand to beg from others."
