English translation
[2404] 109 - (1044) It was narrated that Qabîşah bin Mukhâriq Al-Hilâlî said: "I incurred a debt (in order to reconcile between two parties) and I came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ to ask him (for help) with it. He said: 'Stay with us until the charity comes, and we will order that something be given to you.' Then he said: 'O Qabîşah, asking for help is not permissible except in one of three cases: A man who has incurred a debt (in order to reconcile between two parties), for whom it is permissible to ask for help until he has paid it off, then he should refrain; a man who has been stricken by a calamity that has destroyed all his wealth, for whom it is permissible to ask for help until he gets enough to get by' - or he said - 'he gets enough to meet his basic needs; and a man who is stricken by poverty and three men of wisdom among his people acknowledge that So-and-so has been stricken by poverty, then it becomes permissible for him to ask for help until he gets enough to get by' - or he said- 'to meet his basic needs. Apart from these cases asking for help, O Qabîşah, is unlawful, and the one who begs is consuming something unlawful.”