528 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “A man will go on begging from people until, on the Day of Resurrection, he comes with not a shred of flesh on his face.” Agreed upon. (1)

Lexical notes:
• muzʿah—pronounced with ḍamma on the mīm, a quiescent zāʾ, then an ʿayn and a feminine tāʾ—means a small piece, about the size of a mouthful.
Al-Khaṭṭābī commented: It may signify that he will arrive utterly devoid of status or honour, or that his face will actually be punished until its flesh falls away, the penalty striking the very limb that committed the offence.
In some manuscripts the word appears as muḍghah, likewise pronounced with ḍamma; both terms mean “a piece.”

Lessons drawn from the ḥadīth:
1 – The narration applies to the one who begs merely to accumulate wealth, not to the one in genuine need. Numerous texts permit asking when necessity dictates, among them Allah’s saying: “As for the petitioner, do not repel him” (Sūrah al-Ḍuḥā 93:10).
2 – It therefore indicates that begging without need is prohibited and is allowed only for one who lacks means.
3 – Sufficiency may be through ready cash, through the yield of property that supplies what he requires, or through a craft or trade that covers his expenses; in all such cases he is forbidden to beg.
4 – Retribution matches the deed: because it was his face that he lowered in asking and with which he confronted people