Hadith 539
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of Miscellany · Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging
Arabic
- وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "لأن يحتطب أحدكم حزمة على ظهره، خير له من أن يسأل أحداً فيعطيه أو يمنعه" ((متفق عليه)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is better for anyone of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone whether he gives him or refuses." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].