حَدَّثَنَا
قُتَيْبَةُ،
وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ : حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : أَخْبَرَنَا
شَرِيكٌ وَالْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ ، عَنْ
حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ وَلَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَسْأَلَتُهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ خُمُوشٌ أَوْ خُدُوشٌ أَوْ كُدُوحٌ " قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا يُغْنِيهِ ، قَالَ : " خَمْسُونَ دِرْهَمًا أَوْ قِيمَتُهَا مِنَ الذَّهَبِ " . قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : حَدِيثُ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ، وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ شُعْبَةُ فِي حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
´Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated that :` the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever begs from the people while he has what he needs, he will come on the Day of Judgment and his begging with be scratches or lacerations, or bite marks on his face." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! 'How much is it that one needs?' He said: 'Fifty Dirham, or their value in gold.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
The narrator is in doubt whether you said "khamosh" or "khadoosh" or "kadooh"—all of which approximately mean "scratch."
Some scholars, by considering "khadoosh," "khamosh," and "kadooh" as synonyms, attribute the narrator's doubt to this, while others say that these are ranks of wounds: the lowest degree of wound is "kadooh," then "khadoosh," and then "khamosh."
Note:
(In the chain of narration, both Hakim bin Jubair and Sharik al-Qadi are weak narrators,
but due to the corroboration (mutaba‘ah) of Zubayd in the next narration, this hadith is authentic.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 650
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1626. Commentary:
➊ The meaning of (khamosh and khadoosh) is to scratch and injure the face with nails or with something like iron. The meaning of (kadooh) is the wounds and marks that become apparent due to scratching. Biting with teeth is also referred to as (kadooh).
➋ To ask without a legitimate (shar‘i) right is such a grave flaw that a person will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection humiliated and disgraced before all of creation.
➌ According to the current weight, one dirham is equivalent to 2.975 or 3.06 grams of silver. Based on this, fifty dirhams would be approximately equal to 13 tolahs of silver. Its current value can be ascertained at any time.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1626
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
Our esteemed researcher has declared the mentioned narration weak in terms of its chain of transmission, whereas other scholars have considered it hasan (good) due to supporting evidences.
For details, see:
(al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 6/195, 196, 197, and al-Sahihah, no. 499).
➋
Even if one possesses a small amount of wealth, one should refrain from asking (begging).
➌
It is not a condition to be a possessor of the nisab (minimum amount liable for zakat) in order for refraining from asking to be obligatory, because the nisab for zakat in silver is two hundred dirhams, whereas the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not permit a person who owns fifty dirhams of silver to ask (beg).
➍
The hadith mentions silver and gold because, at that time, dirhams and dinars were made of silver and gold.
A dirham, according to current weight, is equivalent to 2.975 or 3.06 grams of silver.
Accordingly, fifty dirhams would be approximately equal to 13 tolas (traditional South Asian unit) of silver.
Its current value can always be ascertained.
➎
In some cases, it becomes permissible even for a wealthy person to ask (beg).
These cases will be mentioned in the next chapter.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1840
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by the researcher of the book, whereas other scholars have deemed it hasan (good) on the basis of supporting evidences and corroborating narrations. Therefore, despite the chain of transmission being weak, this narration is actionable due to the supporting evidences and corroborations. And Allah knows best. For details, see: (Al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 6/194, 197; al-Sahihah by al-Albani: 1/899, Hadith no. 499)
(2) “Fifty dirhams.” This is approximately equivalent to 5,250 rupees; therefore, it is not permissible for a person who owns this much wealth to ask from people. In some narrations, forty dirhams are mentioned; this depends on the circumstances. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2593