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Qabisah ibn Mukhariq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “I incurred a debt, so I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to ask him for help. He said: ‘Stay until we receive some charity, and I will order some for you.’ Then he said: ‘O Qabisah, asking is only permissible for three: a man who incurs a debt, so it is permissible for him to ask until he pays it off, then he must stop. A man whose wealth is destroyed by a calamity, so it is permissible for him to ask until he obtains enough to sustain himself. And a man who is struck by poverty until three knowledgeable people from his tribe say: “So-and-so has been struck by poverty,” so it is permissible for him to ask until he obtains enough to sustain himself. Other than these, O Qabisah, asking is impermissible, and whoever takes it consumes it unlawfully.’”
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- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1044 (unverified) 98% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “Until he obtains enough to sustain himself.” Al-Tahawi said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) permitted the needy to ask until he obtains enough to sustain himself. This indicates that charity is not prohibited for the healthy if the giver intends to relieve his poverty. It is only prohibited if the recipient intends something else, such as increasing his wealth. Whoever seeks it for other than the three reasons mentioned by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the hadith of Qabisah ibn Mukhariq is consuming it unlawfully.”
Note 1
(۱) قوله: يصيب قواما إلخ : وقال الطحاوي: فأباح رسول الله ﷺ في هذا الحديث لذي الحاجة أن يسأل لحاجته حتى يصيب قوامًا من عيش أو سدادًا من عيش. فدل ذلك أن الصدقة لا تحرم بالصحة إذا أراد بها الذي تصدق بها عليه سد فقره، وإنما تحرم عليه إذا كان يريد بها غير ذلك من التكثر ونحوه. ومن يريد بها ذلك فهو ممن يطلبها لسوى المعاني الثلاثة التي ذكرها رسول الله ﷺ في حديث قبيصة بن مخارق الذي ذكرنا: «فهو عليه سحت».
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ف: اس حدیث شریف میں ارشاد ہے کہ حاجت مند اپنی ضرورت کی تکمیل کے لئے سوال کر سکتا ہے۔ اس سے معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ سائل کے سوال کرنے کے لئے معذوری اور بیماری شرط نہیں ہے۔ تندرست آدمی جو فقر و فاقہ میں مبتلا ہوا، اپنی حاجت پوری کرنے کے لئے سوال کر سکتا ہے اور یہی مذہب حنفی ہے جیسا کہ امام طحاوی رحمہ اللہ نے فرمایا ہے۔