Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هَوْذَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ خِلَاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَأْخُذَ أَحَدُكُمْ حَبْلًا فَيَنْطَلِقَ إِلَى هَذَا الْجَبَلِ فَيَحْتَطِبَ مِنْ الْحَطَبِ وَيَبِيعَهُ وَيَسْتَغْنِيَ بِهِ عَنْ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ أَعْطَوْهُ أَوْ حَرَمُوهُ.
English Translation
Hawdhah narrated to us, he said: 'Awf narrated to us, from Khilas, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: "By Allah, it is better for one of you to take a rope and go to the mountain, gather firewood, sell it, and become self-sufficient from people, than to ask people whether they give him or refuse him."