Al-Zubayr ibn al-’Awwam reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “For one of you to carry a rope and bring firewood upon his back to sell, by which Allah saves his face, is better for you than asking from people who might give to you or withhold from you.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1471
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَأَنْ يَأْخُذَ أَحَدُكُمْ حَبْلَهُ فَيَأْتِيَ بِحُزْمَةِ الْحَطَبِ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ فَيَبِيعَهَا فَيَكُفَّ اللهُ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ أَعْطَوْهُ أَوْ مَنَعُوهُ
1471 صحيح البخاري كتاب الزكاة باب الاستعفاف عن المسألة
