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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الزكاةFrom the Book of Zakat
باب لِمَنْ تَحِلُّ لَهُ الصَّدَقَةُ:Chapter: Who Is Eligible to Receive Charity
Hadith 1679
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، بِنَحْوِهِ.
With this second chain as well, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the same manner.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1678)
From these ahadith, it is understood that for a wealthy (ghani) and able-bodied person, begging is not permissible. According to another hadith, a wealthy (ghani) person is one who possesses fifty dirhams. Some scholars have said: one who has the means for food for a day and night is considered wealthy. Some scholars have said that whoever is a sahib-e-nisab (possessor of the minimum amount liable for zakat) is wealthy. In any case, begging is a reprehensible thing and should be avoided.
There is no earning better than that which is gained through hard work and the labor of one’s own hands. And a person who, despite having wealth, extends his hand to beg for himself, will be raised on the Day of Judgment with a peeled and wounded face. There is a hadith that states there will be no flesh on his face.
From these ahadith, it is understood that for a wealthy (ghani) and able-bodied person, begging is not permissible. According to another hadith, a wealthy (ghani) person is one who possesses fifty dirhams. Some scholars have said: one who has the means for food for a day and night is considered wealthy. Some scholars have said that whoever is a sahib-e-nisab (possessor of the minimum amount liable for zakat) is wealthy. In any case, begging is a reprehensible thing and should be avoided.
There is no earning better than that which is gained through hard work and the labor of one’s own hands. And a person who, despite having wealth, extends his hand to beg for himself, will be raised on the Day of Judgment with a peeled and wounded face. There is a hadith that states there will be no flesh on his face.
