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Bayhaqi 7873 — The dislike of begging and encouragement to abandon it

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَلِيمٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ، ثنا عَبْدَانُ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ، أنبأ يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَعْطَانِي، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " يَا حَكِيمُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى " قَالَ حَكِيمٌ: فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَرْزَأُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَ الدُّنْيَا. قَالَ: وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَدْعُو حَكِيمًا إِلَى الْعَطَاءِ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ دَعَاهُ لِيُعْطِيَهُ فأبى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى حَكِيمٍ أَنِّي أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَيْءِ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ، فَلَمْ يَرْزَأْ حَكِيمٌ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ. ⦗٣٣٠⦘ رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَبْدَانَ، وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مُخْتَصَرًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ.
Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave to me; I asked again and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave to me; I asked again and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave to me. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hakim, this wealth is sweet and green. Whoever takes it with a generous heart, it is blessed for him; and whoever takes it with a craving heart, it is not blessed for him, and he is like one who eats but is never satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand." Hakim said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, by the One who sent you (peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth, after today I will not ask anyone for anything until I leave this world. So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) would call Hakim to give him (a stipend), but he would refuse to take it. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) called him to give him, but he refused to accept. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I bear witness, O people! I make you witnesses concerning Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) that I offered him his right from this spoil, but he refused to take it. So Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) took nothing from anyone after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until he passed away.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7873
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