31/08/2026
A companion, Hakim ibn Hizam (RA), kept coming back to the Prophet ﷺ asking for assistance. Three times he asked. Three times the Prophet ﷺ gave — until he ﷺ said: "This wealth is like green, sweet fruit. Whoever takes it without greed, Allah will bless it for him. Whoever takes it with greed, Allah will not bless it for him — he will be like one who eats but is never satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand" — the giving hand, not the receiving one. [Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim]
In other reports, he said: "Whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient." Moved by this lesson, Hakim (RA) vowed never to ask anyone for anything again — and kept that promise for life.
Self-sufficiency is something sought and earned through effort. Dignity was never meant to be optional. And work is a means to reach it. Not charity that ends at the door. Charity that empowers someone to be that better, upper hand.
Support programs that helps someone stop asking and start giving themselves.
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