Sahih al-BukhariVolume 2 • Book 24 • Hadith 554

Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) — Hadith 554

English Translation

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The poor person is not the one who asks a morsel or two (of meals) from the others, but the poor is the one who has nothing and is ashamed to beg from others."

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