Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 264
Benevolent Treatment towards Orphans, Girls, the Weak, the Poor and the Humble Persons
Arabic hadith text
وعنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " ليس المسكين الذي ترده التمرة والتمرتان، ولا اللقمة واللقمتان إنما المسكين الذي يتعفف" ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Miskin (needy) is not the one who can be turned away with a date-fruit or two, or a morsel or two. The true Miskin is one who, despite his poverty, abstains from begging".[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].