I am a man in need, and offers of assistance have been made to me, but I refuse them because of the discomfort I feel within myself. Is my action correct?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a man in need, married, and I have children. There are people who offer me financial assistance and other things, but I refuse because of the discomfort I feel within myself, and I recall the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Bulugh al-Maram 8:211. His question is: Is my action correct?
Answer:
If you are modest, Allah will grant you modesty. And if this is a matter of modesty, and it does not cause you or your family any harm—meaning it only results in some slight deficiency—then there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a man in need, married, and I have children. There are people who offer me financial assistance and other things, but I refuse because of the discomfort I feel within myself, and I recall the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
(ﷺ) said: "The upper hand is better than the lower one
صلى الله عليه وسلم اَلْيَدِ اَلْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلْيَدِ اَلسُّفْلَىAnswer:
If you are modest, Allah will grant you modesty. And if this is a matter of modesty, and it does not cause you or your family any harm—meaning it only results in some slight deficiency—then there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [369 -3022] أنا رجل محتاج وتعرض علي مساعدات وأرفضها لما أجده في نفسي من حرج، فهل فعلي صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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