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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 532

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In-book entry
532

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

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن سمرة بن جندب رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “إن المسألة كد يكد بها الرجل وجهه، إلا أن يسأل الرجل سلطاناً أو في أمر لا بد منه‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي، وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏"‏الكد‏"‏ ‏:‏الخدش ونحوه‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Samurah bin Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 532 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 532 under the chapter “Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People.”

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Reference details

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532

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 533

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