Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The poor person is not the one who goes around to people's houses, returning with a morsel or two, or with a date or two." The people asked: "O Messenger of Allah, then who is the poor person?" The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "He is the one who has nothing to fulfill his needs, and his condition is not known so that charity may be given to him, nor does he stand up to beg from people."