Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 10788
✧ On refraining from begging: who said the upper hand is better than the lower hand
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حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
مَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللهُ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللهُ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى
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"Whoever seeks independence, Allah will make him independent; whoever seeks chastity, Allah will make him chaste; and the upper hand is better than the lower hand."
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