مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 7317
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " وَاللهِ لَأَنْ يَأْخُذَ أَحَدُكُمْ حَبْلًا فَيَحْتَطِبَ فَيَحْمِلَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ، فَيَأْكُلَ أَوْ يَتَصَدَّقَ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ رَجُلًا أَغْنَاهُ اللهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ، فَيَسْأَلَهُ، أَعْطَاهُ أَوْ مَنَعَهُ، ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ (١) الْيَدَ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى " (٢)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: By Allah! It is much better that one of you takes a rope, gathers firewood, carries it on his back, sells it, and eats from what he earns or gives it in charity, rather than going to someone whom Allah has granted wealth and property out of His bounty and asking him for something—whether he gives him something or not—because the upper hand is better than the lower hand.
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 7317 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 199.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7317
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