It is a shortcoming for one to work with his hands, even though Dawud (peace be upon him) used to work with his hands

Question:
The questioner says: He observes that some people look down on those who work with their hands, whereas Dawud (peace be upon him) was a prophet and a king, and he worked with his hands.

Answer:
There is no doubt that working with one’s hands is good; working with one’s hands is good, and it is the best of earnings. It is the earning of Dawud (peace be upon him). No one looks down on it except an ignorant person. But the youth today are not occupied with their hands or with anything else. They want their fathers to employ them and spend on them, while they want to sleep, they want to speed down the streets, and they want to go out to the desert. They are not moving with anything or working. This is a calamity that has befallen the Muslims now.
Otherwise, if the young man were to work and use his hands, working in workshops, factories, or shops, working and spending on himself, his parents, and his family, that would be the obligatory duty.
But for him to become like a girl, with people spending on him while he does nothing, is a great calamity. Yes. And they say, “We are unemployed.” This is unemployment. This is unemployment. Unemployment, yes. You are the one who made yourself unemployed. There are many jobs. People bring workers from abroad. Why should you not be the workers? This is an honor for you. This is an honor for you. Even if you work for a little, it is better for you than unemployment.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is better for one of you to go to the mountain and bring back a bundle of firewood on his back and sell it. . So work, even if it is little, has blessing in it, good in it, and reward in it. It is not necessary that you become a minister or that you do not work? That is not going to happen. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.