أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْنٌ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَالِکٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأَنْ يَأْخُذَ أَحَدُکُمْ حَبْلَهُ فَيَحْتَطِبَ عَلَی ظَهْرِهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ رَجُلًا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَيَسْأَلَهُ أَعْطَاهُ أَوْ مَنَعَهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2595
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if one of you were to take a rope and gather firewood on his back, that would be better for him than coming to a man to whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has given of His bounty and asking him (for help), which he may or may not give.(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020