He also said—may Allah have mercy on him:

Section: On the Servant Asking None but Allah

Allah Most High said:

“So when you have finished your duties, then stand up for worship.”

“And to your Lord direct your longing.”

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Ibn ‘Abbās:

“When you ask, ask Allah; and when you seek help, seek help from Allah.”

It is related in al-Tirmidhī:

“Let each of you ask his Lord for all his needs, even the strap of his sandal when it breaks; for unless He makes it easy, it will not be easy.”

An authentic report relates that he said to ‘Adī ibn Mālik and the group who pledged allegiance along with him:

“Do not ask people for anything.”

Thus, if one of them dropped his whip, he would not ask anyone to hand it to him. In the authentic report concerning the seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without being brought to account, it is stated:

“They are those who do not request healing recitation, do not undergo cauterization, and do not take evil omens.”

Istirqā’ means requesting ruqyah (healing recitation), and it is a form of asking.

There are many hadiths prohibiting asking people for money, such as his saying:

“Begging is not lawful except for three kinds of people.”

And his saying, “For one of you to take his rope…”—to the end of the hadith; his saying, “A person continues to beg…”; his saying, “Whoever asks people when he has enough to suffice him…”; and other similar reports.

Also, his saying:

“Whoever is afflicted by poverty and turns to people to relieve it will not have his poverty relieved”—to the end of the hadith.

As for asking permissible questions concerning knowledge, this does not fall under this category, because the one who provides the information