What is the ruling on repelling the questioner, and does this fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And as for the questioner, do not repel him”?
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Question:
He says: People come to me and ask me to give them money or goods. Is it obligatory for me to give it to them, because I fear that I am among those who did not comply with the noble verse: “And as for the questioner, do not repel him”?
Answer:
Yes, the questioner has a right, which is that he is given and not repelled; he should not be treated harshly. So the questioner has a right, and in the hadith: So the questioner is given. And his giving varies according to the one who is asked. If he is able to give him a lot of money and he knows that he is deserving, he gives him. If the one who is asked is not able to give except a little, he gives him what is easy for him. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Fear Sahih Muslim 1016c.” Yes.
He says: People come to me and ask me to give them money or goods. Is it obligatory for me to give it to them, because I fear that I am among those who did not comply with the noble verse: “And as for the questioner, do not repel him”?
Answer:
Yes, the questioner has a right, which is that he is given and not repelled; he should not be treated harshly. So the questioner has a right, and in the hadith:
He has a right, even if he came on a horse.
له حق، ولو جاء على فرس.even if it is with half a date, and he who does not find it, (he should do so) with pleasant words
النار ولو بشق تمرة فمن لم يجد فبكلمة طيبة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رد السائل، وهل يدخل ذلك في قوله تعالى (وأما السائل فلا تنهر)؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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