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].