59 - باب الحث على الأكل من عمل يده والتعفف به عن السؤال والتعرض للإعطاء Chapter 59 Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging 539 -

59 - باب الحث على الأكل من عمل يده والتعفف به عن السؤال والتعرض للإعطاء
Chapter 59
Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging

قال الله تعالى ( الجمعة 10 ) : { فإذا قضيت الصلاة فانتشروا في الأرض وابتغوا من فضل الله } الآية
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Then when the (Jumu`ah) Salat (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working).'' (62:10).

539 - وعن أبي عبد الله الزبير بن العوام رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ لأن يأخذ أحدكم أحبله ثم يأتي الجبل فيأتي بحزمة من حطب على ظهره فيبيعها فيكف الله بها وجهه خير له من أن يسأل الناس أعطوه أو منعوه ] رواه البخاري
539. Zubair bin `Awwam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "It is far better for you to take your rope, go to the mountain, (cut some firewood) carry it on your back, and sell it and thereby save your face than begging from people whether they give you or refuse.''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary: As compared to beggary, this Hadith puts emphasis on hard work. However, people may look down upon manual labour or hard work, yet it is certainly far better than seeking charity servilely, because doing a job like this will certainly save a man's self-respect, whereas begging puts him in an awkward position. To put it in this way, Islam stands for a man's deliverance from indignity and teaches him to keep his sense of dignity

540 - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ لأن يحتطب أحدكم حزمة على ظهره خير من أن يسأل أحدا فيعطيه أو يمنعه ] متفق عليه
540. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "It is better for anyone of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone whether he gives him or refuses.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

541 - وعنه رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ كان داود عليه السلام لا يأكل إلا من عمل يده ] رواه البخاري
541. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "(Prophet) Dawud (PBUH) ate only out of that which he earned through his manual work.''
[Al-Bukhari].

542 - وعنه رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ كان زكريا عليه السلام نجارا ] رواه مسلم
542. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "(Prophet) Zakariyya (PBUH) was a carpenter.''
[Al-Bukhari].

543 - وعن المقداد بن معد يكرب رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ ما أكل أحد طعاما قط خيرا من أن يأكل من عمل يده إن نبي الله داود عليه السلام كان يأكل من عمل يده ] رواه البخاري
543. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "No food is better to man than that which he earns through his manual work. Dawud (PBUH), the Prophet of Allah, ate only out of his earnings from his manual work.''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary: Labour and manual work make the living of a man good, laudable and excellent. The Prophets also earned their living with their own work. Upon such earnings we get the Blessing of Allah. Some people wrongly think that earning a living is at variance with trust in Allah. Rather the right form of trust requires us to adopt ways and means according to our capacity and then to leave the matter to Allah. Also the Prophetic argument tells us that any manual skill or occupation, and the one who depends on it for his living should not be considered inferior. Instead, such people deserve respectable and worthy place in society because they emulate the example of the Prophets. In our society, a highbrow attitude towards them is unfortunate and deserves our deprecation. We have chosen to put some trades in a very low estimate and so is our view of those who are attached with them. In fact, no trade is inferior, nor is the person who adopts it.
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60 - باب الكرم والجود والإنفاق في وجوه الخير ثقة بالله تعالى
Chapter 60
Excellence of Generosity and Spending in a Good cause with Reliance on Allah