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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is better for anyone of you to take a rope
and cut the wood (from the forest) and carry it over his back and sell it (as a means of earning his
living) rather than to ask a person for something and that person may give him or not."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 24, Hadith 72
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Some Ansari persons asked for (something) from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) and he gave them. They
again asked him for (something) and he again gave them. And then they asked him and he gave them
again till all that was with him finished. And then he said "If I had anything. I would not keep it away
from you. (Remember) Whoever abstains from asking others, Allah will make him contented, and
whoever tries to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever
remains patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than
patience."
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The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "It is better for anyone of you to take a rope (and cut) and bring a bundle of
wood (from the forest) over his back and sell it and Allah will save his face (from the Hell-Fire)
because of that, rather than to ask the people who may give him or not."