Ask from those who are compassionate

Reference: al-Kharaa.itee in Makaarim al-Akhlaaq v2 p588

Ibn ‘Aa.ishah رحمه الله said:

Some of the wise [people] have said: Ask for livelihood from the compassionate ones, [and] live under their protection, and do not seek [anything] from those of harsh and cruel hearts, for indeed the curse [of Allaah] descends upon them.

Translation originally published on 11 March, 2016.