No one eats better food than that which he eats out of the work of his hands.

Main Teachings:

This Hadith teaches man to earn money by his own hands for his sustenance. Islam does not like begging or spreading hands before people. Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) worked hard himself and bestowed the workers with respect and dignity by saying that "a labourer is a friend of Allah." Once a companion asked about better and clean income. The Prophet replied, "The one who works with his hands and every trade that was done with honesty." (Ahmed)

How Muslims can put into action:

If a Muslim is physically and mentally fit, he should struggle for his livelihood and prosperity. He should be proud even if he is doing a low-profile job because it is afterall a fair and lawful means of earning. A hard worker is always respected in the society while a begger totally loses his dignity.

According to this hadith, a Muslim should abstain from illegal means of earning wealth like bribery, theft, corruption, usury and gambling, otherwise he will earn hellfire for himself in the Hereafter. If everyman strictly follow this hadith, there would be no beggers left in the society. The money collected through charity can be given to true needy people like orphans, widows and disabled ones.