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والتعفف به عن السؤال والتعرض للإعطاء قَالَ الله تَعَالَى : ﴿ فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلاةُ فَانْتَشِرُوا في الأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِ الله ﴾ [ الجمعة (10) ] . هذا أمر إباحة بعد النهي عن البيع ، وكان عراك بن مالك إذا صلَّى الجمعة انصرف فوقف على باب المسجد ، فقال : اللَّهُمَّ إني أجبت دعوتك ، وصليت فريضتك ، وانتشرت كما أمرتني فارزقني من فضلك ، وأنت خير الرازقين .
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Then when the (Jumu'ah) Salat (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working)." (62:10)
[539] وعن أَبي عبد الله الزبير بن العَوَّام قَالَ : قَالَ رسول الله : « لأَنْ يَأخُذَ أحَدُكُمْ أحبُلَهُ ثُمَّ يَأتِيَ الجَبَلَ ، فَيَأْتِيَ بحُزمَةٍ مِنْ حَطَب عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ فَيَبِيعَهَا ، فَيكُفّ اللهُ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أنْ يَسْألَ النَّاسَ ، أعْطَوْهُ أَوْ مَنَعُوهُ » . رواه البخاري .
539. Zubair bin 'Awwam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) 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].
Commentary: As compared to beggary, this Hadith puts emphasis on hard work. However, people may look down upon manual labour or hard work, yet it is certainly far better than seeking charity servilely, because doing a job like this will certainly save a man's self-respect, whereas begging puts him in an awkward position. To put it in this way, Islam stands for a man's deliverance from indignity and teaches him to keep his sense of dignity.
[540] وعن أَبي هريرة قَالَ : قَالَ رسول الله : « لأَنْ يَحْتَطِبَ أحَدُكُمْ حُزْمَةً عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أنْ يَسْألَ أحداً فَيُعْطِيَهُ أَوْ يَمْنَعَهُ » . متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ . فيه : الحضُّ على التعفف عن المسألة ، والتنزه عنها ، ولو امتهن المرء نفسه في طلب الرزق ، وارتكب المشاق ، لما يدخل على السائل من ذل السؤال ، وعلى المسؤول من الحرج .
540. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) 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] وعنه عن النبي قَالَ : « كَانَ دَاوُدُ لا يَأكُلُ إلا مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ » . رواه البخاري . كان داود عليه السلام ملكًا نبيًّا ، وكان ينسج الدروع ويبيعها ، ولا يأكل إلا من ثمنها .
541. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "(Prophet) Dawud (PBUH) ate only out of that which he earned through his manual work."
[Al-Bukhari].
[542] وعنه أنَّ رسول الله قَالَ : « كَانَ زَكرِيّا نَجَّاراً » . رواه مسلم . فيه : جواز الصنائع ، وأن النجارة صناعة فاضلة وأنها لا تسقط المروءة .
542. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "(Prophet) Zakariyya (PBUH) was a carpenter."
[Al-Bukhari].
[543] وعن المقدام بنِ مَعْدِ يكرِبَ عن النبي قَالَ : « مَا أكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَاماً قَطُّ خَيْراً مِنْ أنْ يَأكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِه ، وَإنَّ نَبيَّ الله دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَأكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ » . رواه البخاري . الاكتساب لا ينافي التوكل ، فقد كان للجنيد دكان في البزازين ، وكان يرخي ستره عليه ، فيصلي ما بين الظهر والعصر ، وكان إبراهيم بن أدهم يكثر الكسب وينفق منه ضرورته ، ويتصدق بباقيه ، وكان أحب طرقه إليه حفظ البساتين وخدمتها ، لأنه تتم له فيها الخلوة . وفي الحديث الآخر : أن النبي سئل : أيُّ الكسب أطيب ؟ قال : « عمل الرجل بيده وكل بيع مبرور » .
543. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "No food is better to man than that which he earns through his manual work. Dawud (PBUH), the Prophet of Allah, ate only out of his earnings from his manual work."
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary: Labour and manual work make the living of a man good, laudable and excellent. The Prophets also earned their living with their own work. Upon such earnings we get the Blessing of Allah. Some people wrongly think that earning a living is at variance with trust in Allah. Rather the right form of trust requires us to adopt ways and means according to our capacity and then to leave the matter to Allah. Also the Prophetic argument tells us that any manual skill or occupation, and the one who depends on it for his living should not be considered inferior. Instead, such people deserve respectable and worthy place in society because they emulate the example of the Prophets. In our society, a highbrow attitude towards them is unfortunate and deserves our deprecation. We have chosen to put some trades in a very low estimate and so is our view of those who are attached with them. In fact, no trade is inferior, nor is the person who adopts it.