Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)

Dawud :: Book 9 : Hadith 1635

Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub:

The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Acts of begging are lacerations with which a man disfigures his face, so he who wishes may preserve his self-respect, and he who wishes may abandon it; but this does not apply to one who begs from a ruler, or in a situation which makes it necessary.