أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی وَهُوَ ابْنُ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِئَابٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرٍ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا تَصْلُحُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ إِلَّا لِثَلَاثَةٍ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْ مَالَهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّی يُصِيبَ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِکُ وَرَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ حَمَالَةً فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّی يُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَمَالَتَهُمْ ثُمَّ يُمْسِکُ عَنْ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَرَجُلٍ يَحْلِفُ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَا بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ حَلَّتْ الْمَسْأَلَةُ لِفُلَانٍ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّی يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ مَعِيشَةٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِکُ عَنْ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَمَا سِوَی ذَلِکَ سُحْتٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2597
It was narrated that Qabisah bin Mukhariq said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: ‘It is not right to ask (for help) except in three cases: A man whose wealth has been destroyed by some calamity, so he asks until he gets enough to keep him going, then he refrains from asking; a man who undertakes a financial responsibility, and asks for help until he pays off whatever needs to be paid; and a man concerning whom three wise men from his own people swear by Allah that it is permissible for so-and-so to ask for help, so he asks until he has enough to be independent of means, then he refrains from asking. Apart from that, (asking) is unlawful.”(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020