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The hadith implies that if a person asks because of genuine need and not to increase his wealth, his request is lawful and seeking it is permissible. Sharh al-Iqnaʿ says: “Whoever is allowed to receive something from zakat, voluntary charity, expiations, or the like is likewise allowed to ask for it, for he is claiming a right that has been granted to him.”
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As for the Prophet’s words, “let him take little or take much,” they are a threat directed at the one who begs without necessity: whatever he acquires in this manner is but embers from the Fire of Hell, whether he takes a small amount or a great deal, in proportion to what he sought in this world.
٣ - مفهوم الحديث أنَّ من سأل من حاجة لا تكثرًا، فإنَّه حلال، والمسالة في الحصول عليه جائزة.
قال في "شرح الإقناع": ومن أبيح له أخذ شيء من زكاة، وصدقة تطوع، وكفارةٍ، وغير ذلك أبيح له سؤاله وطلبه؛ لأنَّه يطلب حقه الذي أبيح له.
٤ - قوله: "فليقل أو ليستكثر": تهديد له على سؤاله بدون حاجة، بأنَّ ما أخذ بهذه الطريق فهو جمر من نار جهنم، فليأخذ منه قليلاً أو كثيرًا، على قدر ما سأل في الدنيا.
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