Hadiths About Begging

What are hadiths about being poor and being rich? Examples of hadiths about being poor and being rich...

According to Anis b. Malik (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Begging is right only for three people: One who is in grinding poverty, one who is seriously in debt, or one who is responsible for blood money and cannot pay.” (Abu Daʾud, al-Zakat, 26)

According to Hakim b. Hizam (ra), the Prophet (saw) said the following: “The upper hand is better than the lower hand (that is, he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it). And start with those you should support.” (al-Bukhari, al-Zakat, 18; M2386, Muslim, al-Zakat, 95)

According to al-Zubayr b. al-ʿAwwam (ra), the Prophet (saw) said the following: “It would be better for one of you to take a rope and take a bag of wood to sell, whereby Allah would keep his face [from hell fire], than to ask [for assistance] from others, who may or may not give it.” (al-Bukhari, al-Musaqat, 13)

According to al-Miqdam (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said the following: “No one has ever eaten a better meal than that which he had earned by working with his own hands. Allah’s prophet, David, used to eat by the earnings of his manual labor.” (al-Bukhari, al-Buyuʿ, 15)

According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said the following: “Whoever begs from people wishing to accumulate more wealth, he is begging for a coal from hell, so let him ask for a lot or a little.”(Muslim, al-Zakat, 105  - Ibn Maja, al-Zakat, …)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths