Riyad as-Salihin #531

Riyad as-Salihin 531

Compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi

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Riyad as-Salihin 531

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏ "‏من سأل الناس تكثراً فإنما يسأل جمراً؛ فليستقل أو ليستكثر‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who begs to increase his riches is in fact asking only for a live coal. It is up to him to decrease it or increase it."[Muslim].

Book: The Book of Miscellany
Chapter: Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People

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