907 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ السُّؤالِ عَن ظَهرِ غِنىً‏

907. Caution Against Asking (of People) IN SPITE OF BEING WELL-OFF

2888.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن سَألَ عن ظَهرِ غِنىً فَصُداعٌ في الرأسِ وداءٌ في البَطنِ .¹

2888.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever begs in spite of being well-off will be afflicted with headache and stomach pains.' ²

2889.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : ضَمِنتُ على‏ رَبّي أن لايَسألَ أحَدٌ أحَداً مِن غَيرِ حاجَةٍ إلّا اضطَرَّتْهُ حاجَةٌ بالمَسألةِ يَوماً إلى‏ أن يَسألَ مِن حاجَةٍ .³

2889. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'I assure you by My Lord that no one should ask anything from anyone else unnecessarily, until and unless he is one day compelled by his needs to ask someone for fulfilment of that need.' ⁴

2890.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مَن سَألَ بظَهرِ غِنىً لَقِيَ اللَّهَ مَخْموشاً وَجهُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ .⁵

2890.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'He who asks others in spite of being well-off will meet Allah with a scarred face on the Day of Resurrection.' ⁶