حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ النَّمَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الْفَزَارِيِّ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْمَسَائِلُ کُدُوحٌ يَکْدَحُ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَهُ فَمَنْ شَائَ أَبْقَی عَلَی وَجْهِهِ وَمَنْ شَائَ تَرَکَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْأَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ أَوْ فِي أَمْرٍ لَا يَجِدُ مِنْهُ بُدًّا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1639
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet ﷺ said: Acts of begging are lacerations with which a man disfigures his face, so he who wishes may preserve his self-respect, and he who wishes may abandon it; but this does not apply to one who begs from a ruler, or in a situation which makes it necessary.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020