23/80. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2579 — When Asking Is Allowed
Charity For The One Who Undertakes A Financial Responsibility
Hadith About When Asking for Financial Help Is Allowed
Sunan an-Nasai : 2579
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2579
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ رِئَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي كِنَانَةُ بْنُ نُعَيْمٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ هَارُونَ، عَنْ كِنَانَةَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ، قَالَ تَحَمَّلْتُ حَمَالَةً فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلْتُهُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ " إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لاَ تَحِلُّ إِلاَّ لِثَلاَثَةٍ رَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ بِحَمَالَةٍ بَيْنَ قَوْمٍ فَسَأَلَ فِيهَا حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَ " .
Qubaisah bin Mukhariq Narrated from:
I undertook a financial responsibility. [1] Then I came to the Prophet and asked him (for help) concerning that. He said: 'Asking (for money) is not permissible except for three: A man who undertakes a financial responsibility between people; he may ask for help with that until the matter is settled, then he should refrain (from asking).'
[1] To pay off blood money and the like, thus bringing about reconciliation between two disputing parties.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2579In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 145English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2580
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2579
This hadith about asking for financial help mentions Qubaisah bin Mukhariq, who undertook a financial responsibility and came to the Prophet asking for help. The Prophet said asking is not permissible except for three, and in this narration one case is mentioned: a man who undertakes a financial responsibility between people. He may ask for help until the matter is paid, then he should stop asking. The hadith gives a measured rule. It does not treat asking as open-ended. It allows asking for a real burden, but only until the need connected to that burden is settled.
What we learn from this hadith
- Asking for help is allowed in the case named in the hadith.
- A financial responsibility between people can be a valid reason to ask.
- Once the matter is settled, the person should refrain from asking.
- The hadith places limits on asking for money.
