(53) بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لاَ يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا} وَكَمِ الْغِنَى
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi:
The clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba narrated, "Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Write to me something which you have heard from the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ." So Al-Mughira wrote: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah has hated for you three things: -1. Vain talks, (useless talk) that you talk too much or about others. -2. Wasting of wealth (by extravagance) -3. And asking too many questions (in disputed religious matters) or asking others for something (except in great need). (See Hadith No. 591, Vol. Ill) (ES)
Reference (ES): Sahih al-Bukhari 1477 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 24, Hadith 79 (ES)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 555 (ES)