أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَيْسَ الْمِسْکِينُ بِهَذَا الطَّوَّافِ الَّذِي يَطُوفُ عَلَی النَّاسِ تَرُدُّهُ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ وَالتَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ قَالُوا فَمَا الْمِسْکِينُ قَالُوا الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ غِنًی يُغْنِيهِ وَلَا يُفْطَنُ لَهُ فَيُتَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا يَقُومُ فَيَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2578
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “The poor man (MiskIn) is not the one who goes around asking people and they send him away with a morsel or two, or a date or two.” They said: “Then what does poor (MiskIn) mean?” He said: “The one who does not possess independence of means, and no one notices him to give charity to him, and he does not stand and ask of people.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020