Explanation of his saying: "And beware of asking people."

The Shaykh : He said: "And beware of asking people." He warns his sons not to ask people for anything. In reality, this advice alone is also among the advices that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give to his Companions. It is reported in some authentic hadiths that he (peace and blessings be upon him) took a pledge from some of his Companions not to ask people for anything, even if he were to say, "Hand me the whip." The whip is the "kurbaj" (a type of whip). The pledge was made with this level of precision: you are coming to pledge allegiance to me in Islam, but I impose the condition on you that you do not ask people for anything at all. Even if you are riding your mount, your horse, or your camel, and the whip falls from you, and someone passes by next to the whip, do not say to him, "Please, hand me the whip." Rather, dismount from the camel and take the whip with your hand, or stop the horse and dismount from it and take the whip with your hand. Why? Because this is, in fact, part of the perfection of servitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). When the Muslim strives not to ask people for anything, he is realizing the rank of: in the broadest sense. This, of course, does not mean that it is forbidden for a person to say to his friend, "Please, hand me the whip," "Hand me the pen," or "Hand me the paper." No, this does not mean that it is forbidden. But it means that the Muslim should rely, after Allah, on himself. Take the whip with your hand and do not ask people for anything.