I took on the responsibility of paying a debt on behalf of others, so I came to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Stay here, Qabisa, until the charity reaches us, then we will order that it be given to you."Then he said, "Qabisa, asking for charity is not permissible except for one of three people. A man who has taken on a financial obligation on behalf of others, for him asking is permitted until he obtains enough to cover it, then he must stop. A man who has been struck by a calamity that has destroyed his wealth, for him asking is permitted until he obtains enough to sustain his livelihood," or he said, "enough to support himself. And a man who has been struck by such poverty that three sensible men from his people testify, 'So-and-so has been struck by poverty,' for him asking is permitted until he obtains enough to sustain his livelihood, or enough to support himself, then he must stop. Anything beyond these, Qabisa, is unlawful gain that the one who takes it consumes unlawfully."
حدثنا مسدد حدثنا حماد بن زيد عن هارون بن رئاب قال حدثني كنانة بن نعيم العدوي
تحملت حمالة فأتيت النبي ﷺ فقال أقم يا قبيصة حتى تأتينا الصدقة فنأمر لك بها ثم قال يا قبيصة إن المسألة لا تحل إلا لأحد ثلاثة رجل تحمل حمالة فحلت له المسألة فسأل حتى يصيبها ثم يمسك ورجل أصابته جائحة فاجتاحت ماله فحلت له المسألة فسأل حتى يصيب قواما من عيش أو قال سدادا من عيش ورجل أصابته فاقة حتى يقول ثلاثة من ذوي الحجى من قومه قد أصابت فلانا الفاقة فحلت له المسألة فسأل حتى يصيب قواما من عيش أو سدادا من عيش ثم يمسك وما سواهن من المسألة يا قبيصة سحت يأكلها صاحبها سحتا