Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "
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The reader: He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the permissibility of taking without asking or seeking it:
From Salim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, from his father 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), who said:, Salim said: "So 'Abd Allah would not ask anyone for anything, nor would he refuse anything given to him ", agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Chapter on the encouragement to eat from the work of one's hands, and to be modest by refraining from asking and exposing oneself to being given:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:10].
From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2374, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from him, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2073, narrated by al-Bukhari.
And from him, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, narrated by Muslim.
And from al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2759, narrated by al-Bukhari ".
From Salim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, from his father 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give me a gift, and I would say: Give it to someone who is poorer than me. He said: Take it. If something from this wealth comes to you while you are not seeking it or asking for it, take it and make it your wealth. If you wish, eat it, and if you wish, give it in charity. And do not pursue what you do not have.
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعطيني العطاءَ فأقول: أعطه من هو أفقرُ إليه مني، فقال: خذه، إذا جاءك من هذا المال شيء وأنت غير مشرف ولا سائل فخذه وتموله، فإن شئت كله وإن شئت تصدق به، وما لا فلا تتبعه نفسكChapter on the encouragement to eat from the work of one's hands, and to be modest by refraining from asking and exposing oneself to being given:
Allah the Exalted said:
And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah
فإذا قُضيت الصلاة فانتشروا في الأرض وابتغوا من فضل اللهFrom Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No doubt, you had better gather a bundle of wood and carry it on your back (and earn your living thereby) rather than ask somebody who may give you or not.
لَأن يحتطب أحدكم حُزمة على ظهره خير له من أن يسأل أحدًا فيعطيه أو يمنعهAnd from him, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) David used not to eat except from the earnings of his manual labor.
كان داود عليه السلام لا يأكل إلا مِن عمل يدهAnd from him, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was a carpenter.
كان زكريا عليه السلام نجارًاAnd from al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: