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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 538

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In-book entry
538

Chapter 58

Chapter context: Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging

- باب الحث على الأكل من عمل يده والتعفف به عن السؤال والتعرض للإعطاء

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

عن أبي عبد الله الزبير بن العوام رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “لأن يأخذ أحدكم أحبله ثم يأتى الجبل فيأتي بحزمة من حطب على ظهره فيبيعها، فيكف الله بها وجهه، خير له من أن يسأل الناس أعطوه أومنعوه‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Zubair bin 'Awwam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is far better for you to take your rope, go to the mountain, (cut some firewood) carry it on your back, and sell it and thereby save your face than begging from people whether they give you or refuse." [Al-Bukhari].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 538 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 538 under the chapter “Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging.”

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Reference details

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538

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 539

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