Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever begs despite being free of need will come on the Day of Resurrection with scratches on his face. The companions asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is the limit of sufficiency? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fifty dirhams or its equivalent in gold.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Charity is not lawful for the wealthy and the healthy and strong.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

A man from Banu Asad narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever owns one uqiyah or something equivalent to it and still begs, then (it will mean that) he has begged insistently and clung to begging (which is not his right).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My mother sent me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I might ask him for something. When I reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and sat there, he turned towards me and said: Whoever wishes to be self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient; whoever seeks chastity (abstains from asking people), Allah will make him chaste; whoever seeks sufficiency from Allah, Allah will suffice him. And if someone who owns the value of one uqiyah asks (begs), he will be insistent in asking (which is not his right). Upon hearing this, Abu Sa’id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I thought that my Yaquatah she-camel is better than one uqiyah, so I returned and did not ask.

Ubaidullah bin Adi says: Two companions informed me that they went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage and asked for charity. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze towards them and then lowered it. He saw that both of them were strong and able-bodied men, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: If you wish, I will give you something from charity, but in reality, there is no share in charity for a wealthy person or a strong man who is able to earn.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever asks from people despite being self-sufficient, he is only increasing for himself the hot stones of Hell. The companions asked: What is the measure of sufficiency? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The evening meal.

Sayyiduna Hubshi bin Junadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever asks (begs) without necessity, it is as if he is eating burning coals of fire.

The Ansari companion Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hanzaliyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that both ‘Uyainah and Aqra’ asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for something. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) to write (to the governor of their region) in their favor. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote the letter, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sealed it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then ordered Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) to hand over this letter to them. ‘Uyainah asked,“What is written in it?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied,“It contains exactly what I have ordered.”He kissed the letter and tied it in his turban; he was among the wise and intelligent men. Aqra’ said,“I am carrying a letter, but I do not know what is written in it; this is like the matter of Mutalammis’s scroll.”Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of what both of them had said. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for some work. Early in the day, he passed by a camel that had been made to sit at the door of the mosque. When he passed by that place at the end of the day, the camel was still sitting there in the same way. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Where is the owner of this camel?”He was searched for, but not found. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Fear Allah regarding these animals. When you ride them, they should be healthy, and when you dismount, they should be well-fed.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said these words in a state of anger. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Whoever asks (begs) despite being self-sufficient, he is increasing the fire of Hell for himself.”The companions asked,“How much (wealth) will suffice him?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied,“That which is enough for his morning and evening meals.”

Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Thawban narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever asks people for something despite being free of need for it, there will be a defect on his face on the Day of Resurrection.