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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to give me something but I would say to him, "would you give it to a poorer and
more needy one than l?" The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to me, "Take it. If you are given something from
this property, without asking for it or having greed for it take it; and if not given, do not run for it."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 24, Hadith 75
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Hakim bin Hizam said, "(Once) I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (for something) and he gave it to me. Again I
asked and he gave (it to me). Again I asked and he gave (it to me). And then he said, "O Hakim! This
property is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever takes it without greediness, he is blessed in it, and
whoever takes it with greediness, he is not blessed in it, and he is like a person who eats but is never
satisfied; and the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (receiving) hand." Hakim added, "I said
to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , 'By Him (Allah) Who sent you with the Truth, I shall never accept anything from
anybody after you, till I leave this world.' " Then Abu Bakr (during his caliphate) called Hakim to give
him his share from the war booty (like the other companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) ), he refused to accept
anything. Then `Umar (during his caliphate) called him to give him his share but he refused. On that
`Umar said, "O Muslims! I would like you to witness that I offered Hakim his share from this booty
and he refused to take it." So Hakim never took anything from anybody after the Prophet (ﷺ) till he died.
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A man keeps on asking others for something till he comes on the Day of
Resurrection without any piece of flesh on his face." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "On the Day of Resurrection,
the Sun will come near (to, the people) to such an extent that the sweat will reach up to the middle of
the ears, so, when all the people are in that state, they will ask Adam for help, and then Moses, and
then Muhammad (p.b.u.h) ." The sub-narrator added "Muhammad will intercede with Allah to judge
amongst the people. He will proceed on till he will hold the ring of the door (of Paradise) and then
Allah will exalt him to Maqam Mahmud (the privilege of intercession, etc.). And all the people of the
gathering will send their praises to Allah.