Mishkat al-Masabih #1765
Zakat
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
عَنِ ابْنِ الْفِرَاسِيِّ أَنَّ الْفِرَاسِيَّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْأَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا وَإِن كنت لابد فسل الصَّالِحين» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ
Ibn al-Firasi said that al-Firasi asked God's messenger whether he might beg, and the Prophet replied,
“No; but if there is no escape from it, beg from the upright.”
Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.
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This hadith is #1765 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Zakat.