Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 59 of 372
Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging
The Book of Miscellany – Chapter 59 : Ahadith 539 – 543
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ فَٱنتَشِرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ
“Then when the (Jumu`ah) Salat (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working).”
[Al-Jumu‘ah 62:10]
539 Zubair bin `Awwam (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “It is far better for you to take your rope, go to the mountain, (cut some firewood) carry it on your back, and sell it and thereby save your face than begging from people whether they give you or refuse.”[Al-Bukhari].
540 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “It is better for anyone of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone whether he gives him or refuses.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
541 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “(Prophet) Dawud ﷺ ate only out of that which he earned through his manual work.”[Al-Bukhari].
542 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “(Prophet) Zakariyya ﷺ was a carpenter.”[Al-Bukhari].
543 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “No food is better to man than that which he earns through his manual work. Dawud ﷺ, the Prophet of Allah, ate only out of his earnings from his manual work.”[Al-Bukhari].