Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do not cling while asking (for something). By Allah! Whoever among you asks for anything, and because of his asking I give it to him while being displeased, then there will be no blessing placed in it for him."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying:“Whoever asks (from others) while he possesses one uqiyah (of silver), then he is a clinging beggar.”The narrator says: I thought, my she-camel Yaqutah is better than one uqiyah. The narrator states: One uqiyah is equal to forty dirhams.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever asks from people in order to increase his wealth, then he is collecting embers of Hell; now let him collect little or let him collect much, as he wishes."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person comes to me and asks me for something, so I give it to him and he goes away, even though he has only carried fire in his garment."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever asks people for their wealth is asking for embers; now it is up to him whether he asks for a little or a lot."

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hanzaliyyah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), narrates: Once, Aqra’ and ‘Uyainah asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for something, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) to write a document for them. The Prophet (peace be upon him) sealed it and ordered that the document be handed over to both of them. ‘Uyainah asked: What is in it? Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: In it is that which you have been ordered to be given. He accepted it and placed it in his turban; he was the more intelligent of the two men. But Aqra’ said: Should I take a document about which I do not know what is written in it? This would be like a document that causes misunderstanding. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about what both of them had said. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) went out for some task. In the early part of the day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by a camel that was made to sit outside the door of the mosque. Then, in the latter part of the day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by it again, and it was still in the same place. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Where is its owner? He was searched for, but not found. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Fear Allah regarding these animals; ride them when they are healthy, and feed them well so that they become fat and strong. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him), expressing displeasure over the earlier incident, said: Whoever asks for something while he possesses that which makes him not in need of asking, then he is only increasing the coals of Hell for himself. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! What is meant by not being in need of asking? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever has food for the morning and evening. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him),“what he does in the morning and what he does in the evening,”means what he always does, until he becomes independent of it. Have you not seen that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said in the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him):“It is not permissible to give charity to a wealthy person or to a healthy, working person.”So the Prophet (peace be upon him) here set the limit for the prohibition of charity as that which makes a person independent of people. You certainly know that whoever has food for the morning and evening is not among those who become independent of others to the extent that it becomes forbidden for him to take charity. On this basis, the wording of these narrations has been transmitted in a general sense. But what is meant is obligatory charity, not voluntary charity.

Kinanah ‘Adawi narrates: I was present with Sayyiduna Qabeesah bin Mukhaariq (may Allah be pleased with him) when some members of his tribe sought his help regarding the marriage of a man from their tribe, but he refused to give them anything. Those people got up and left him. Kinanah says: I said to him,“You are the chief of your tribe. Those people came to you asking for something, but you did not give them anything.”He replied,“As far as this matter is concerned, I will not give them anything. I will tell you about this. Once, I took responsibility for a payment on behalf of my tribe. I went to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), informed him about it, and requested him to help me. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘O Qabeesah, we take the payment upon ourselves on your behalf, and will pay those people from the camels of charity.’ Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘Asking is only permissible for three types of people: One, the person upon whom a payment is due; for him, asking is permissible until he fulfills that payment. Or, someone who is afflicted by a calamity and as a result loses his wealth; for him, asking is permissible until his basic needs are met. And one who is struck by hunger, and three wise men from his tribe testify about him that asking has become permissible for him; for such a person, asking is permissible until his basic needs are met. Other than this, asking is forbidden.’ (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:): The statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him), ‘Other than this, asking is forbidden,’ means: It is forbidden to ask the ruler for anything extra from the public treasury beyond one’s specific share except for these three cases. The reason is: In cases other than these three characteristics, asking from anyone other than the ruler is not a collection from the Muslims’ public treasury. At that time, it will be forbidden when a person does not have enough that would make him independent from asking.

Kinanah bin Na’eem ‘Adawi narrates from Sayyiduna Qabeesah bin Mukhaariq Hilaali (may Allah be pleased with him): I took responsibility for a payment, so I presented myself before the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to seek help regarding it. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: O Qabeesah, stay where you are. When (charity money) comes to us, we will order it to be given to you. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: O Qabeesah, asking (for charity) is permissible only for one of three persons: one who has a payment due upon him, for him it is permissible to ask until he pays off that debt, then he should refrain from asking; one who is struck by a calamity which destroys his wealth, for him it is permissible to ask until he fulfills his basic needs (the narrator is unsure about a word here); and one who is afflicted by hunger, until three wise men from his people testify that so-and-so has been afflicted by hunger, for him it is permissible to ask until he can fulfill his basic needs (the narrator is unsure about a word here). Other than these, asking is forbidden, and whoever asks consumes forbidden wealth.

Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Begging is a scratch, through which a person scratches his own face. So whoever wishes, let him leave it on his face, and whoever wishes, let him abandon it. However, it is permissible to ask from the ruler (or the relevant government official from government revenue) or in a situation of extreme necessity."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with the intention that I would ask him for something. I heard him saying during the sermon: "Whoever wants to remain independent, Allah will keep him independent; whoever refrains from asking, Allah will protect him from asking; and whoever asks us for something, we will give it to him." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I returned and did not ask the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for anything, and today among the Ansar, I have the most wealth.