Hadith 530

Riyad as-Salihin

Book 0: The Book of Miscellany

Chapter 57

Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People

باب القناعة والعفاف والاقتصاد في المعيشة والإنفاق وذم السؤال من غير ضرورة

Riyad as-Salihin 530
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال وهو على المنبر، وذكر الصدقة والتعفف عن المسألة‏:‏ ‏ ‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
"‏اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى‏.‏ واليد العليا هي المنفقة، والسفلى هي السائلة‏"
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

While Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was on his pulpit (in the mosque) delivering a Khutbah (religious talk) about Sadaqah (charity) and begging, he said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, the upper hand is the one which gives and the lower hand is the begging one."[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].