سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakah
بَابُ : مَسْأَلَةِ الرَّجُلِ ذَا سُلْطَانٍChapter: A Man Asking A Sultan (For Help)
Hadith 2600
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ : مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الْمَسَائِلَ كُدُوحٌ يَكْدَحُ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَهُ ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ كَدَحَ وَجْهَهُ ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْأَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ ، أَوْ شَيْئًا لَا يَجِدُ مِنْهُ بُدًّا " .
´It was narrated that Samurah bin Jundab said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: "Every time a man begs, it will turn into lacerations on his face (on the Day of Resurrection). So whoever wants his face to be lacerated (let him ask), and whoever does not want that (let him not ask): except in the case of a man who asks a Sultan, or he asks when he can find no alternative."'
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu Footnote:
➊ "He scratches [his face]." That is, there is humiliation in this world, and in the Hereafter, his face will actually be scratched.
➋ "He should scratch his own face." This is not permission but rather a rebuke, just as in the Noble Qur’an the Divine command is: {فَمَنْ شَآئَ فَلْیُؤْمِنْ وَّ مَنْ شَآئَ فَلْیَکْفُرْ} (Al-Kahf: 29) "So whoever wills—let him believe; and whoever wills—let him disbelieve." In narration number 2599 as well, it is a rebuke: "If you wish, I will give you zakat, otherwise you are not deserving." Although it can be said here that, considering their temporary poverty, it could have been given to them, since they could only earn later.
➌ "He asks from one in authority." Because the wealth in his possession is not his personal property, but rather belongs to the general public, and every person may have a right in it. It is the responsibility of the government to provide the basic needs of the people.
➍ "For whom there is no alternative." For example: a hungry person may ask for food, and a sick person may seek assistance for treatment.
➊ "He scratches [his face]." That is, there is humiliation in this world, and in the Hereafter, his face will actually be scratched.
➋ "He should scratch his own face." This is not permission but rather a rebuke, just as in the Noble Qur’an the Divine command is: {فَمَنْ شَآئَ فَلْیُؤْمِنْ وَّ مَنْ شَآئَ فَلْیَکْفُرْ} (Al-Kahf: 29) "So whoever wills—let him believe; and whoever wills—let him disbelieve." In narration number 2599 as well, it is a rebuke: "If you wish, I will give you zakat, otherwise you are not deserving." Although it can be said here that, considering their temporary poverty, it could have been given to them, since they could only earn later.
➌ "He asks from one in authority." Because the wealth in his possession is not his personal property, but rather belongs to the general public, and every person may have a right in it. It is the responsibility of the government to provide the basic needs of the people.
➍ "For whom there is no alternative." For example: a hungry person may ask for food, and a sick person may seek assistance for treatment.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2600
