Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) distributed something. Upon this I said:
Messenger of Allah, I swear by God, the others besides them were more deserving than these (to whom you gave charity). He said: They had in fact left no other alternative for me. but (that they should) either beg importunately from me or they would regard me as a miser, but I am not a miser.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 1056 In-book : Book 12, Hadith 165 USC-MSA web (English) : Book 5, Hadith 2295 (deprecated)
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