Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 531
Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People
Arabic hadith text
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "من سأل الناس تكثراً فإنما يسأل جمراً؛ فليستقل أو ليستكثر" ((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who begs to increase his riches is in fact asking only for a live coal. It is up to him to decrease it or increase it."[Muslim].