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“Kabisah stood surety for the payment of blood-money. He went to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, in order to seek help to fulfill his obligation. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told him, ‘Wait until something comes to me to be dispensed in charity and I will give you from it.’

He added, ‘Kabisah, asking is not lawful except for three kinds of people: The first is a person who is under obligation to repay a debt, that person may ask until his obligation has been discharged then he must refrain. The second is a person whose provisions have been destroyed by a disaster, that person may ask until his situation is improved. The third is a person who is stricken with hunger and three men in his community bear witness to it, that person may ask until his situation is improved. Any other kind of asking is unlawful and whosoever indulges in it consumes that which is unlawful.’"

Muslim with a chain up to Kabisah, the son of Mukhariq who related this hadith.

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