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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Give to the one who asks, even if he comes to you on a horse”

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the authenticity of the hadith, “Give to the one who asks, even if he comes to you on a horse”? And if it is authentic, is the command for recommendation (mandub), so that it takes precedence over others?

Answer:
Yes, the questioner has a right.
And from their properties was [given] the rightوَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ
[Adh-Dhariyat 51:19]
It is known to the questioner and the one who is deprived. As for the questioner whose situation you do not know, you give to him based on his apparent condition and his request. As for the questioner whom you know to be rich, you do not give to him from the zakah. If you wish to give to him as a voluntary gift from your own wealth, there is no harm. As for the zakah, no; you do not give to the one you know to be rich from the zakah. Give to him if you wish from your own wealth. This is for the one you know to be rich. As for the one you do not know, and he is asking, he has a right. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [657 -954] ما صحة الحديث: «أعط السائل ولو أتاك على فرس» - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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