Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "It is better for anyone of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone whether he gives him or refuses."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
59/540 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
وعن أبي هُريرة رضي اللَّه عنه قال : قال رسولُ اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « لأَنْ يحتَطِبَ أَحَدُكُم حُزمَةً على ظَهرِه ، خَيْرٌ من أَنْ يَسأَل أَحَداً ، فَيُعُطيَه أَو يمنَعَهُ » متفقٌ عليه .
