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كتاب الزكاة
The Book of Zakat
" مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ تَكَثُّرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَسْأَلُ جَمْرًا فَلْيَسْتَقِلَّ أَوْ لِيَسْتَكْثِرْ "
He who begs the riches of others to increase his own is asking only for live coals, so let him ask a little or much.
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- Hadith 1040c
The person would continue begging from people till he would come on the Day of Resurrection and there would be no flesh on his face.
- Hadith 1042a
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- Hadith 1040b
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- Hadith 1042b
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- Hadith 1040a
When a man is always begging from people. he would meet Allah (in a state) that there would be no flesh on his face.
- Hadith 1042c
It is better for any one of you to tie a bundle of firewood and carry it on his back and sell it than to beg a person, he may give or may refuse.