and the like. Al-sadād, with the sīn pronounced with a kasrah, is whatever meets and suffices the needy person’s requirement; al-fāqah is poverty; and al-ḥajā is intellect.

542 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The poor man is not the one who goes about among the people and is turned away with a morsel or two, a date or two; rather, the truly poor man is the one who finds nothing that will suffice him (1), yet he is not noticed so that charity is given to him, nor does he stand to beg from the people.” Agreed upon.

58 – Chapter: The permissibility of accepting a gift or charity that comes without one’s asking for it or looking out for it

543 – Sālim ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar related from his father, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar, from ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them) who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to allot something to me, and I would say, “Give it to someone who is poorer than I am.” He replied, “Take it; if anything of this wealth comes to you while you are neither eager for it nor asking for it, then take it and treat it as your property (2). If you wish, consume it; if you wish, give it in charity. As for what does not come to you, do not pursue it.” Sālim added, “Consequently ʿAbd Allāh would never ask anyone for anything, nor would he refuse anything that was given to him.” Agreed upon.

(mushrif) – with an emphatic shīn – means “eagerly looking out for it.”

59 – Chapter: Encouragement to earn by the work of one’s own hand and thereby refrain from begging or courting gifts

Allah the Exalted says: “When the prayer is finished, disperse throughout the land and seek of …”