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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Some Imams disapprove of beggars in the mosques and cite the hadith (May Allah not return your lost property to you)!

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the position of the mosque imam if one of the needy comes immediately after the obligatory prayer and asks people for help? Because some imams disapprove of this needy person and cite what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is said, "May Allah not return his lost property to him."

Answer:
This is wrong. This is a wrong argument. This applies to the one who is arrogant and haughty. As for the one who seeks help, he is not to be disapproved of except in two cases. The first case is if it is known that he is lying and that he is not in need; in that case, he is to be disapproved of and prevented. The second case is if he disturbs the worshippers, does not let them remember Allah after the prayer, raises his voice, and distracts them from the remembrance; in that case, he is to be disapproved of. But if a person is well-mannered, stands with good conduct, does not disturb the people, and it is not known that he is a liar, he is not to be prevented. We do not know about his situation. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3848- 4717] بعض الأئمة ينكر على المتسولين في المساجد ويستدل بحديث (لا رد الله عليك ضالتك)! — youtube.com

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