وَعَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ رضى الله عنه
قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -«اَلْمَسْأَلَةُ كَدٌّ يَكُدُّ بِهَا اَلرَّجُلُ وَجْهَهُ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اَلرَّجُلُ سُلْطَانًا، أَوْ فِي أَمْرٍ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهُ»
“begging is like a scratch with which a man scratches his face; unless one is asking the ruler or in the case of dire necessity.” Related by At-Tirmidhi, who regarded it as Sahih.
Bulugh al-Maram 750, Book 4, The Book of Zakah, Hadith 44. 1 min read