Dignity eroded by begging

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 346

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 346

Dignity eroded by begging

Hadith #423

٣٤٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَاءُ وَجْهِكَ جَامِدٌ يُقْطِرُهُ السُّؤَالُ، فَانْظُرْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تُقْطِرُهُ.

346. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The dignity of your face is solid but begging dissolves it away; therefore, look carefully before whom you dissolve it.