English translation
1641. Anas bin Mālik narrated that a person from the Anṣār came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him (for
charity). The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do you not have anything in your house?" He said: "Yes! (I have) a coarse mat. We use a part of it to cover ourselves, and a part to lie on. And we also have a container which we drink water from." He said: "Bring them to me," so he brought them. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ held them in his hand and said: "Who will buy these two (items) from me?" A man said: "I'll take them for one Dirham." So he said: "Who will give more than a Dirham," two or three times. A man said: "I'll take them for two Dirhams," so he gave them to him, took the two Dirhams, and gave it to the Anṣār, telling him: "Buy food with one (Dirham), and take it to your family, and buy an axe with the other one, and bring it to me." So he brought it to him, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ attached a stick to it with his own hands, and then said to him: "Go and collect firewood, and sell it, and let me not see you for fifteen days." The man went collecting firewood and selling it, and then returned, with ten Dirhams. He purchased a garment with some of it, and food with some of it. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "This is better for you than your begging coming to you as a blemish on your face on the Day of Judgment. Begging is not allowed except for three (people): A very poor person, or for one in severe debt, or for a painful blood (blood-money)." (Hasan)
Arabic text
1641 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْأَخْضَرِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَمَا فِي بَيْتِكَ شَيْءٌ؟» قَالَ: بَلَى، حِلْسٌ نَلْبَسُ بَعْضَهُ وَنَبْسُطُ بَعْضَهُ، وَقَعْبٌ نَشْرَبُ فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، قَالَ: «ائْتِنِي بِهِمَا»، قَالَ: فَأَتَاهُ بِهِمَا، فَأَخَذَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ، وَقَالَ: «مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَيْنِ؟» قَالَ رَجُلٌ: أَنَا، آخُذُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمٍ، قَالَ: «مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ، أَوْ ثَلَاثًا»، قَالَ رَجُلٌ: أَنَا آخُذُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ فَأَعْطَاهُمَا إِيَّاهُ، وَأَخَذَ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ وَأَعْطَاهُمَا الْأَنْصَارِيَّ، وَقَالَ: «اشْتَرِ بِأَحَدِهِمَا طَعَامًا فَانْبِذْهُ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ، وَاشْتَرِ بِالْآخَرِ قَدُومًا فَأْتِنِي بِهِ،»، فَأَتَاهُ بِهِ، فَشَدَّ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عُودًا بِيَدِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «اذْهَبْ فَاحْتَطِبْ وَبِعْ، وَلَا أَرَيَنَّكَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا»، فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ يَحْتَطِبُ وَيَبِيعُ، فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ أَصَابَ عَشْرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ، فَاشْتَرَى بِبَعْضِهَا ثَوْبًا، وَبِبَعْضِهَا طَعَامًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " هَذَا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَجِيءَ الْمَسْأَلَةُ نُكْتَةً فِي وَجْهِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لَا تَصْلُحُ إِلَّا لِثَلَاثَةٍ: لِذِي فَقْرٍ مُدْقِعٍ، أَوْ لِذِي غُرْمٍ مُفْظِعٍ، أَوْ لِذِي دَمٍ مُوجِعٍ "
