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nasai-kubra:2383Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Yaḥyá / Ibn Ḥamzah > al-Awzāʿī > Hārūn b. Riʾāb > Abū Bakr > Kinānah b. Nuʿaym > Qabīṣah b. Mukhāriq

"I heard the Messenger of Allah says: 'It is not right to ask (for help) except in three cases: A man whose wealth has been destroyed by some calamity, so he asks until he gets enough to keep him going, then he refrains from asking: a man who undertakes a financial responsibility, and asks for help until he pays off whatever needs to be paid; and a man concerning whom three wise men from his own people swear by Allah that it is permissible for so-an-so to ask for help, so he asks until he has enough to be independent of means, then he refrains from asking. Apart from that. (asking) is unlawful."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2591)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٢٣٨٣أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِئَابٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ هُو كِنَانَةُ بْنُ نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا تَصْلُحُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ إِلَّا لِثَلَاثَةٍ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْ مَالَهُ حَالِقَةٌ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ وَرَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ بِحَمَالَةٍ بَيْنَ قَوْمٍ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَمَالَتَهُمْ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَرَجُلٍ يَحْلِفُ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَا بِاللهِ لَقَدْ حَلَّتِ الْمَسْأَلَةُ لِفُلَانٍ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ مَعِيشَةٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ سُحْتٌ  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
nasai:2591Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Yaḥyá / Ibn Ḥamzah > al-Awzāʿī > Hārūn b. Riʾāb > Abū Bakr > Qabīṣah b. Mukhāriq

"I heard the Messenger of Allah says: 'It is not right to ask (for help) except in three cases: A man whose wealth has been destroyed by some calamity, so he asks until he gets enough to keep him going, then he refrains from asking: a man who undertakes a financial responsibility, and asks for help until he pays off whatever needs to be paid; and a man concerning whom three wise men from his own people swear by Allah that it is permissible for so-an-so to ask for help, so he asks until he has enough to be independent of means, then he refrains from asking. Apart from that. (asking) is unlawful."'  

النسائي:٢٥٩١أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِئَابٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ تَصْلُحُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ إِلاَّ لِثَلاَثَةٍ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْ مَالَهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَ وَرَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ حَمَالَةً فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَمَالَتَهُمْ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَرَجُلٍ يَحْلِفُ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَا بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ حَلَّتِ الْمَسْأَلَةُ لِفُلاَنٍ فَيَسْأَلُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ مَعِيشَةٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ سُحْتٌ  

abudawud:1640Musaddad > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Hārūn b. Riyāb > Kinānah b. Nuʿaym al-ʿAdawī > Qabīṣah b. Mukhāriq al-Hilālī

I became a guarantor for a payment, and I came to Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). He said: Wait till I receive the sadaqah and I shall order it to be given to you. He then said : Begging, Qabisah, is allowable only to one of three classes: a man who has become a guarantor for a payment to whom begging is allowed till he gets it, after which he must stop (begging); a man who has been stricken by a calamity and it destroys his property to whom begging is allowed till he gets what will support life (or he said, what will provide a reasonable subsistence); and a man who has been smitten by poverty, about whom three intelligent members of his people confirm by saying: So and so has been smitten by poverty, to such a person begging is allowed till be gets what will support life (or he said, what will provide a reasonable subsistence), after which he must stop (begging). Any other reason for begging, Qabisah, is forbidden, and one who engages in such consumes it as a thing which is forbidden.  

أبو داود:١٦٤٠حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِيَابٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي كِنَانَةُ بْنُ نُعَيْمٍ الْعَدَوِيُّ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ الْهِلاَلِيِّ قَالَ

تَحَمَّلْتُ حَمَالَةً فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقِمْ يَا قَبِيصَةُ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ فَنَأْمُرَ لَكَ بِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا قَبِيصَةُ إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لاَ تَحِلُّ إِلاَّ لأَحَدِ ثَلاَثَةٍ رَجُلٌ تَحَمَّلَ حَمَالَةً فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَسَأَلَ حَتَّى يُصِيبَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ وَرَجُلٌ أَصَابَتْهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَاجْتَاحَتْ مَالَهُ فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَسَأَلَ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ قَالَ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ وَرَجُلٌ أَصَابَتْهُ فَاقَةٌ حَتَّى يَقُولَ ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ قَدْ أَصَابَتْ فُلاَنًا الْفَاقَةُ فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَسَأَلَ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ وَمَا سِوَاهُنَّ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ يَا قَبِيصَةُ سُحْتٌ يَأْكُلُهَا صَاحِبُهَا سُحْتًا  

bayhaqi:11400Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. ʿAmr b. al-Buḥturī > Saʿdān b. Naṣr > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > Hārūn b. Riʾāb > Kinānah b. Nuʿaym > Qabīṣah b. al-Mukhāriq

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about begging. He said, "Begging is forbidden except in three cases: a man who carries a burden, in which case begging is permitted until he repays it and is able to sustain himself; a man who is struck by a calamity that destroys his wealth, in which case begging is permitted until he finds a means of livelihood or a way to support himself, and then he should stop begging; and a man who is in extreme need or poverty, in which case he should seek help from three wise people from his community, and if they confirm his situation, then begging is permitted for him. Anything other than these cases is considered unlawful."  

البيهقي:١١٤٠٠وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ الْحَمَالَةِ الَّتِي احْتَجَّ بِهَا الْمُزَنِيُّ فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْبُحْتُرِيِّ ثنا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ كِنَانَةَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ الْمُخَارِقِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَسْأَلُهُ فِي حَمَالَةٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ حُرِّمَتْ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ بِحَمَالَةٍ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ وَرَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَاجْتَاحَتْ مَالَهُ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ لِيُمْسِكْ وَرَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ حَاجَةٌ أَوْ فَاقَةٌ حَتَّى تَكَلَّمَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِلْمِ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ فَقَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَهُوَ سُحْتٌ  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِئَابٍ
bayhaqi:13193[Chain 1] Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf al-Aṣbahānī > Abū Saʿīd b. al-Aʿrābī > Saʿdān b. Naṣr al-Mukharrimī [Chain 2] Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. ʿAmr al-Razzāz > Saʿdān > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > Hārūn b. Riʾāb > Kinānah b. Nuʿaym > Qabīṣah b. al-Mukhāriq > Atayt al-Nabī Ṣalá

[Machine] I went to the Prophet to ask him about a burden. He said, "Asking for charity is prohibited except in three cases: a man who carries a burden and his request is granted until he pays it off, then he stops, a man who is struck by a calamity that destroys his wealth and his request is granted until he achieves a sufficient livelihood or sustenance, then he stops, and a man who is in need or poverty until three people from his community bear witness that his request is legitimate. Any other request for charity is considered invalid."  

البيهقي:١٣١٩٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ ثنا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ ح وَأنبأ أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّزَّازُ ثنا سَعْدَانُ ثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ثنا هَارُونُ بْنُ رِئَابٍ عَنْ كِنَانَةَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ الْمُخَارِقِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَسْأَلُهُ فِي حَمَالَةٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ حُرِّمَتْ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ حَمَالَةً حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ وَرَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَاجْتَاحَتْ مَالَهُ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ وَرَجُلٍّ أَصَابَتْهُ حَاجَةٌ أَوْ فَاقَةٌ حَتَّى يَتَكَلَّمَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَى مِنْ قَوْمِهِ لَقَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمَسَائِلِ فَهُوَ سُحْتٌ  

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السيوطي:٢٧٤٠٦a

"يَا قَبِيصَةُ إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لَا تَحِلُّ إِلَّا لأَحَدِ ثَلَاثَةٍ: رَجُلٌ تَحَمَّل حَمَالَةً فَتَحلُّ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِك، وَرَجُلٌ أَصَابَتْهُ جَائِحَةٌ اجْتَاحَتْ مَالَهُ فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيب قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ، وَرَجُلٌ أَصَابَتْهُ فَاقَةٌ حَتَّى يَقُولَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ ذَوى الْحِجَى

مِنْ قَوْمِهِ: لَقَدْ أَصَابَتْ فُلَانًا فَاقَةٌ فَحَلتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يُمْسِكُ، فَمَا سِوَاهُنَّ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَسُحْتًا يَأكُلُهَا صَاحِبُهَا سُحْتًا".  

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