Riyad as-Salihin

Riyad as-Salihin 540

Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging
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Riyad as-Salihin 540
Arabic hadith text
وعنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏كان داود عليه السلام لا يأكل إلا من عمل يده‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
Translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(Prophet) Dawud (ﷺ) ate only out of that which he earned through his manual work."[Al-Bukhari].