Hadith 531 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: While Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) was on his pulpit (in the mosque) delivering a Khutbah (religious talk) about Sadaqah (charity) and begging, he said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, the upper hand is the one which gives and the lower hand is the begging one."

[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

Selon lui encore, le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit du haut de sa chaire en parlant de l"aumône et de la fierté de ne rien demander à personne: «La main supérieure est meilleure que la main inférieure. La main supérieure est celle qui donne et la main inférieure est celle qui demande».

Hadith 532 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) 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].

Selon Abou Hourayra (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «Celui qui mendie pour accroître ses biens ne mendie en réalité que des braises (d"Enfer) soit qu"il demande peu, soit qu"il demande beaucoup». (Rapporté par Moslem)

Hadith 533 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Samurah bin Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "Begging is a cut that a person inflicts upon his face; except for asking a ruler, or under the stress of circumstances from which there is no escape."

[At- Tirmidhi].

Selon Samoura Ibn Joundab (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «La mendicité est une blessure que l"on fait à son propre visage (= dignité), sauf si on s"adresse à une autorité ou si l"on est acculé par une nécessité réelle.

Hadith 534 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "He who suffers poverty and seeks relief from people, he will not be relieved; but he who seeks relief from Allah Alone, he will be relieved sooner or later."

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

Selon Ibn Mas"ùd (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «Celui qui est touché par le besoin et qui s"adresse aux gens pour en sortir ne voit pas la satisfaction de son besoin. Mais s"il s"adresse à Dieu, Dieu ne tarde pas à lui octroyer une subsistance prochaine ou à venir». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 535 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Thauban (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "He who guarantees me that he will not beg anything from anyone, I will guarantee him (to enter) Jannah." I said, "I give you the guarantee." Then Thauban (May Allah be pleased with him) never begged anything from anyone.

[Abu Dawud].

Selon Thawbàn (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «Qui me garantit qu"il ne demande rien aux gens et je lui garantis le Paradis?» Je dis: «Moi». Et effectivement il ne demandait jamais rien à personne. (Rapporté par Abou Dawùd)

Hadith 536 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Qabisah bin Al-Mukhariq (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I stood as surety for a debt and came to Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) to seek his help in discharging it. Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "Wait till we receive charity and I shall give you out of it." He (Peace be upon him) added, "O Qabisah, begging is not lawful except for three people. One who has incurred debt (for assuming guarantee), for him begging is permissible till the guarantee is discharged and he should then refrain; a person whose property has been destroyed by a calamity is allowed to beg till he attains self-sufficiency; a person who meets with dire necessity (due to hunger) provided that three men of understanding from his people affirm the genuineness (of his poverty), for him begging is lawful till he attains means of his subsistence. Other than these, O Qabisah, anything received through begging is unlawful, its recipient devours it unlawfully."

[Muslim].

Qabisa Ibn Moukhàrek (das) rapporte: «j"avis pris sur moi de payer une rançon pour mettre fin à une querelle et je vins trouver le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) pour lui demander de m"y aider. II dit: «Reste ici en attendant que nous viennent des aumônes et j"ordonnerai qu"on t"en donne». Puis il me dit: «O Qabisa! La mendicité n"est permise qu"à l"un de ces trois:

Hadith 537 - Bab 57 (Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "A needy person is not the one who goes from door to door, begging and is turned away with a morsel or two or with a date or two. But a needy person is the one who does not have enough to live upon, and neither from his appearance it occurs that he is needy and should be given alms, nor does he himself beg anything from others."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Selon Abou Hourayra (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «Le pauvre n"est pas celui qui va en s"adressant aux gens qui le font partir par une bouchée ou deux, par une datte ou deux, mais le vrai pauvre est celui qui n"a rien pour subvenir à ses besoins, dont les gens ne remarquent pas la pauvreté pour lui faire l"aumône et qui ne se lève pas pour aller tendre la main aux autres».