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Sunan Abi Dawud 1626 (Book 9, Hadith 71) #21918
The Consequences of Begging When Affluent

SUMMARY: Begging from people when one is affluent is not allowed and will be punished on the Day of Resurrection.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The Prophet said: He who begs (from people) when he is affluent will come on the Day of Resurrection with scrapes, scratchings, or lacerations on his face. He was asked: What constitutes affluence, Messenger of Allah? He replied:It is fifty Dirhams or its value in gold. The narrator Yahya said: Abdullah ibn Sufyan said to Sufyan: I remember that Shu'bah does not narrate from Hakim ibn Jubayr. Sufyan said: Zubayr transmitted to us this tradition from Muhammad ibn AbdurRahman ibn Yazid.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ جَاءَتْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ خُمُوشٌ - أَوْ خُدُوشٌ - أَوْ كُدُوحٌ - فِي وَجْهِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْغِنَى قَالَ ‏"‏ خَمْسُونَ دِرْهَمًا أَوْ قِيمَتُهَا مِنَ الذَّهَبِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ لِسُفْيَانَ حِفْظِي أَنَّ شُعْبَةَ لاَ يَرْوِي عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ فَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَقَدْ حَدَّثَنَاهُ زُبَيْدٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ

TOPICS
gold  *  begging  *  affluence  *  punishment  *  resurrection  *  sadaqah  *  dirhams  *  shubah  *  jubayr

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not beg from people when you are able to afford your needs yourself; be content with what you have; show gratitude towards Allah's blessings; practice self-sufficiency .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith was narrated by Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud and it talks about the consequences of begging from people when one is affluent. The Prophet said that if someone begs from people when they are affluent then they will come on the Day of Resurrection with scrapes, scratchings or lacerations on their face. When asked what constitutes affluence he replied that it is fifty Dirhams or its value in gold. This hadith teaches us to be content with what we have and not to beg for more than we need even if we are able to afford it as this will lead to punishment in the hereafter. We should also remember that affluence does not necessarily mean having a lot but rather having enough for our needs and being content with it.

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