لَأن يَأخُذَ أحَدُكُم حَبلَه، فيَأتيَ بحُزمةِ الحَطَبِ على ظَهرِه، فيَبيعَها، فيَكُفَّ اللهُ بها وجهَه خَيرٌ له مِن أن يَسألَ النَّاسَ أعطَوْه أو مَنَعوه
“For one of you to take his rope, come back with a bundle of firewood on his back and sell it, and Allah thereby spare his face, is better for him than asking people, whether they give him or refuse him.”Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review
Sahih al-Bukhari 1471
Narrator : al-Zubayr ibn al-AwwamGraded by : al-BukhariSource :
How close it isClose, and not identical. The proverb is about capability. The hadith is about dignity: a different reason for the same advice.
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