Navigation
Settings

رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 531

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from The Book of Miscellany, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
531

Chapter 56

Chapter context: Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People

- باب القناعة والعفاف والاقتصاد في المعيشة والإنفاق وذم السؤال من غير ضرورة

View in chapter

Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

‏من سأل الناس تكثراً فإنما يسأل جمراً؛ فليستقل أو ليستكثر‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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].

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 531 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 531 under the chapter “Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People.”

Browse every hadith in The Book of Miscellany

Reference details

In-book entry
531

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 532

Keep exploring

Continue reading

View collection