The reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order the poor people of the Safah to work
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This person asks about the poor people of the Safah who used to stay in the mosque: why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not order them to work to seek a livelihood?
Answer:
They came to seek knowledge; they came to seek knowledge, so they devoted themselves to seeking knowledge. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when they had acquired a certain amount of knowledge, would order them to return to their families. They came to seek knowledge.
They devoted themselves to seeking knowledge, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) provided for them whatever was available. When charity came from the people, they were engaged in a noble task, which is seeking knowledge. This was not a permanent state, but only for as long as they could acquire a sufficient amount of knowledge. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would order them to return to their families and teach them what they had learned from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). These are the people of the Safah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This person asks about the poor people of the Safah who used to stay in the mosque: why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not order them to work to seek a livelihood?
Answer:
They came to seek knowledge; they came to seek knowledge, so they devoted themselves to seeking knowledge. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when they had acquired a certain amount of knowledge, would order them to return to their families. They came to seek knowledge.
They devoted themselves to seeking knowledge, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) provided for them whatever was available. When charity came from the people, they were engaged in a noble task, which is seeking knowledge. This was not a permanent state, but only for as long as they could acquire a sufficient amount of knowledge. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would order them to return to their families and teach them what they had learned from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). These are the people of the Safah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لماذا لم يأمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أهل الصفة أن يخرجوا لطلب الرزق؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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