Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي شَرِيكٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي نَمِرٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ الَّذِي تَرُدُّهُ التَّمْرَةُ أَوْ التَّمْرَتَانِ أَوْ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ إِنَّ الْمِسْكِينَ الْمُتَعَفِّفُ اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ { لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا }.
English Translation
Sulayman ibn Dawud narrated to us, Isma'il - meaning Ibn Ja'far - informed us, he said: Sharik - meaning Ibn Abi Namir - informed me, from 'Ata' ibn Yasar, from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The poor person is not the one who is turned away by a date or two, or a morsel or two. Indeed, the poor person is the one who abstains from asking. Read if you wish: 'They do not ask people persistently.'"