This excerpt is taken from the Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi by Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnooat.
① Sayyiduna Muawiyah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
لا تلحفوا فى المسألة فو الله لا يسألني أحد منكم شيئا فتخرج له مسألته مني شيئا و أنا له كاره ، فيبارك له فيما أعطيته
“Do not insist and persistently ask. By Allah! If any of you asks me for something and despite my displeasure he continues to ask and manages to get something from me, it will not be that the thing given by me to him will be blessed.”
Reference: Muslim, Kitab al-Zakat 1038/99. Nasai, Kitab al-Zakat 5/73.
① Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
من سأل الناس أموالهم تكثيرا فإنما يسأل جمرا فليستقل أو ليستكثر
"Whoever asks people for an increase in wealth is asking for burning coals, whether he receives less or more."
Reference: Muslim, Book of Zakat 1041/105. Ibn Majah, Book of Zakat 1838. Musnad Ahmad, remaining Musnad of the most frequent narrators 310/2.
② Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
لا تزال المسألة بأحدكم حتى يلقى الله وما على وجهه مزعة لحم
"None of you should keep asking people persistently until he meets Allah, and there will not be a piece of flesh on his face."
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Zakat 1474. Muslim, Book of Zakat 1040/103.
③ Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
من سأل الناس وله ما يغنيه جاء يوم القيامة ومسألته فى وجهه خموش أو خدوش أو كدوح
"Whoever asks people despite having enough to meet his needs, on the Day of Resurrection his asking will appear on his face as a scratch, abrasion, or an ugly mark."
It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! How much is enough to meet his needs? He (peace be upon him) said:
خمسون درهما أو قيمتها من الذهب
"Fifty dirhams or gold of that value."
Reference: Abu Dawood, Book of Zakat 1626. Tirmidhi, Book of Zakat 650.
④ Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
ليس المسكين الذى ترده الأكلة والأكلتان ولكن المسكين المتعفف
"A poor person is not one who is repaid with one morsel for one meal or two morsels for two meals. Rather, the poor is the one who refrains from asking."
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Tafsir 4539. Muslim, Book of Zakat 1039. Abu Dawood, Book of Zakat 1632, 1631.
⑤ Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
أليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى وابدأ بمن تعول و خير الصدقة عن ظهر غنى و من يستعفف يعفه الله
"The upper hand is better than the lower hand. And whoever is under your care, start spending on them first, and the best charity is that which is given after fulfilling one's needs. And whoever wants to avoid asking, Allah will suffice him."
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Zakat 1427. Muslim, Book of Zakat 1034. An-Nasa'i, Book of Zakat 69/5. Ad-Darimi, Book of Zakat 1660.
① Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunzalah رضي الله عنه narrates, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من سأل و عنده ما يغنيه فإنما يستكثر من النار
"Whoever asks despite having enough, he is adding to the fire."
Reference: Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Zakat 1629. Musnad Ahmad, Musnad al-Shamiyyin 222/4, Hadith 17643.
② Sayyiduna Thawban رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من يكفل لي أن لا يسأل الناس شيئا وأتكفل له بالجنة
"Whoever guarantees me that he will not ask people for anything, I guarantee him Paradise."
Then Sayyiduna Thawban رضي الله عنه said: I do. So he did not ask anyone for anything.
Reference: Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Zakat 1643. Musnad Ahmad 325/5, Hadith 22429.
③ Sayyiduna Zubair رضي الله عنه narrates the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
لأن يأخذ أحدكم حبله ثم يأتى الجبل فيأتي بحزمة من حطب على ظهره فيبيعها خير له من أن يسأل الناس أعطوه أو منعوه
"If any one of you takes his rope and goes to the mountain and brings a bundle of wood on his back and sells it, that is better than asking people. Maybe they will give or maybe they will not."
Reference: Bukhari, Kitab al-Zakat 1471.
