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Bismillah.

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 549:

Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):

Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is better for anyone of you to take a rope and cut the wood (from the forest) and carry it over his back and sell it (as a means of earning his living) rather than to ask a person for something and that person may give him or not."

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 550:

Narrated Az-Zubair bin Al'Awwam (radiallaahu `anhu):

The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "It is better for anyone of you to take a rope (and cut) and bring a bundle of wood (from the forest) over his back and sell it and Allah will save his face (from the Hell-Fire) because of that, rather than to ask the people who may give him or not."

It's better to work as a wood-cutter/seller than ask someone for financial help. Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) is encouraging self-help here. And looking at his life, we see how he used to do his own work instead of asking others for help. So it's not just about money. It's more general than that. Whatever it is that you CAN do yourself, it's better that you do do it yourself.

: Doing it yourself..

Ruling on beggary covered here.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/self-help-ahadith-1208-1209/

Bismillah.

Hadith no. 1169 (below) is a repeat. Read it here.

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 510:

Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith (radiallahu `anhu):

Once the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) offered the 'Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he said, "I left at home a piece of gold which was from the charity and I disliked to let it remain a night in my house, so I got it distributed. "

Hadith no. 1170 (below) is also a repeat. Read it here (Hadith no. 793).

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 511:

Narrated Ibn Abbas (radiallahu `anhu):

The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) went out for the 'Id prayer on the 'Id day and offered a two Rakat prayer; and he neither offered a prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards the women along with Bilal (radiallahu `anhu). He preached them and ordered them to give in charity. And some (amongst the women) started giving their fore-arm bangles and ear-rings.

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 512:

Narrated Abu Burda bin Abu Musa (radiallahu `anhu):

that his father said, "Whenever a beggar came to Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) or he was asked for something, he used to say (to his companions), "Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for it; and Allah will bring about what He will through His Prophet's tongue."

Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) would encourage his companions to help the poor. And if they couldn't fulfill the questioner's needs themselves, he would ask them to recommend them to someone else. And the person who recommends gets the same reward as the doer. Allahu Akbar.

This can be taken as a general principle, not just limited to financial help. If someone asks you for help, you help them if it's in your hands. If not, refer them to someone else who can make things easier for them. So even though you did not do the deed yourself, you're entitled to its reward. Because Allah is the Best. <3

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/recommending-hadith-no-1171/

Bismillah.

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 509:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (radiallahu `anhu):

I heard Allah's Apostle (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam) while he was on the pulpit speaking about charity, to abstain from asking others for some financial help and about begging others, saying, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is that of the giver and the lower (hand) is that of the beggar."

It is not permissible for anyone to ask people for money when he is not in need or he is able to earn a living. There are certain categories for whom it is permissible to ask of people. They are: the poor person who is destitute, the man who owes a debt, and the one who has been stricken by financial calamity and lost all his wealth. In these cases it is not permissible to ask for more than one needs, on condition that he does not have enough to meet his needs and is not able to earn enough for his livelihood.

The scholars of the Standing Committee said:

It is permissible to ask for people for money, for the one who is in need and does not have enough to suffice him and he is not able to earn a living. He may ask people for as much as will meet his needs only. As for the one who is not in need, or the one who is in need but is able to earn a living, it is not permissible for him to ask and whatever he takes from people in this case is haraam for him, because of the hadeeth of Qabeesah ibn Mukhaariq al-Hilaali (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: It was narrated that Qabeesah ibn Mukhaariq al-Hilaali said: I incurred a debt (in order to reconcile between two parties) and I came to the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to ask him (for help) with it. He said: “Stay with us until the zakaah comes, and we will order that something be given to you.” Then he said: “O Qabeesah, asking for help is not permissible except in one of three cases: a man who has incurred a debt (in order to reconcile between two parties), for whom it is permissible to ask for help until he has paid it off, then he should refrain; a man who has been stricken by a calamity that has destroyed all his wealth, for whom it is permissible to ask for help until he gets enough to get by – or he gets enough to meet his basic needs; and a man who is stricken by poverty and three men of wisdom among his people acknowledge that So and so has been stricken by poverty, then it becomes permissible for him to ask for help until he gets enough to get by – or to meet his basic needs. Apart from these cases asking for help, O Qabeesah, is haraam and the one who begs is consuming something haraam.” Narrated by Ahmad, Muslim, an-Nasaa’i and Abu Dawood.
And (it is haraam) because of the hadeeth, “Whoever asks of people to accumulate wealth is asking for a live coal” and the hadeeth “Charity is not permissible for a rich person, or for one who is strong and healthy.”
Narrated by the five apart from an-Nasaa’i
So what you should do is advise him, and the scholars should explain this to the people in their Friday khutbahs and otherwise, and in the media.
Repulsing or chiding the beggar is also not allowed because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “and do not chide the one who asks for help” [ad-Duha 93:10]. What is referred to here is rebuking him and raising one’s voice against him; this includes both the one who asks for money and the one who asks about shar‘i rulings. But this does not rule out offering guidance to the beggar who is asking wrongfully, and advising him with wisdom and beautiful preaching.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh, Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, 24/377

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:

What is the Islamic ruling on begging?

He quoted the hadeeth of Qabeesah that we quoted above, then he said,

In this hadeeth the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) described the permissible kinds of asking; anything other that is haraam. If a person has enough to meet his needs whether it is from the salary of a job, or from trade, or income from some property set aside as a waqf for his benefit by a relative, or real estate, or earnings from a craft such as carpentry or blacksmithing, or from farming and the like, it is haraam for him to beg. But if a person is compelled to do that, there is nothing wrong with him asking for as much as he needs. The same applies to one who incurs a debt in order to reconcile between people, or to spend on his family and children. There is nothing wrong with him asking for help to pay off this debt.
Majmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 14/320

[Taken from IslamQA]

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/begging-hadith-no-1168/

Bismillah.

Volume 2, Book 21, Number 263:

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah :

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Quran. He said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer):

'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika al-'azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-l-amra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or 'ajili amri wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or fi'ajili amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.'

(O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)--Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it).

The Prophet added that then the person should name (mention) his need.

The du`a in Arabic:

Ibn Hijr (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, commenting on this hadeeth:

Istikhaarah is a word which means asking Allaah to help one make a choice, meaning choosing the best of two things where one needs to choose one of them.

How to do istikharah? How many times should it be repeated? How are dreams related to it? What's up with the "online/live" istikharah?

To get answers for all these questions and more, go through this, this, this, this, this, this and this. Happy reading! :D

Note: it's a simple yet powerful tool. Don't complicate it. Make a habit out of it. Memorize the du`a so you can pray it anytime and anywhere.

Wassalam.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/istikharah-seeking-good-hadith-no-962/

ALL PRAISES BE TO ALLAH (SWT)

The Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) said ;
“Whoever conceals other’s faults in this life, Allah will conceal HIS faults on the Day of Resurrection.”
(Sahih Muslim)

Allah (swt) says in Surat Al-Ĥāqqah:

"That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden."

[Holy Qur’an, 69: 18]

So Conceal other’s faults so that Allah keeps your faults concealed on the Day of Judgement (Insha-Allah).