Hadith 531
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of Miscellany · Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People
Arabic
- وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "من سأل الناس تكثراً فإنما يسأل جمراً؛ فليستقل أو ليستكثر" ((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who begs to increase his riches is in fact asking only for a live coal. It is up to him to decrease it or increase it." [Muslim].