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Sunan an-Nasai 2572 (Book 23, Hadith 138) #17183
The Definition of True Poverty

SUMMARY: The hadith explains that a person who is truly poor is not the one who goes around asking people for charity, but rather someone who does not have enough money to support themselves and no one notices them to give charity.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "The poor man (Miskin) is not the one who goes around asking people and they send him away with a morsel or two, of a date or two".They said: "Then what does poor (Mishkin) mean?" He said: "The one who does not possess independence of means and no one notices him to give charity to him, and he does not stand and ask of people".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ بِهَذَا الطَّوَّافِ الَّذِي يَطُوفُ عَلَى النَّاسِ تَرُدُّهُ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ وَالتَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَمَا الْمِسْكِينُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الَّذِي لاَ يَجِدُ غِنًى يُغْنِيهِ وَلاَ يُفْطَنُ لَهُ فَيُتَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ يَقُومُ فَيَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ

TOPICS
poverty  *  charity  *  independence  *  means  *  miskin  *  tamm  *  sadaqah  *  alasbab  *  alnas

QUICK LESSONS:
Help those in need; Be generous with your wealth; Do not take advantage of other's generosity; Notice those in need; Give charity when you can .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the true meaning of poverty. It teaches us that poverty is not just about having little or no money, but it's also about having no independence or resources to support oneself. A person can be considered poor if they do not have enough money and nobody notices them to give charity. This hadith encourages us to help those in need and reminds us that we should always be generous with our wealth and resources. It also teaches us that we should never take advantage of people's generosity by asking for more than what we need.

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