(85) باب الاِسْتِعْفَافِ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ،
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:
"By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if one of you were to take a rope and gather firewood on his back that would be better for him than coming to a man to whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has given of His bounty and asking him (for help). Which he may or may not give.
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2589
In-book reference: Book 23, Hadith 0
English translation: Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2590