Al-Kāfi - The Book of Zakat

Chapter: Unpleasantness of Begging 8ـ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ لُقْ٠َانَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لابْنِهِ يَا بُنَيَّ ذُقْتُ الصَّبْرَ وَأَكَلْتُ لِحَاءَ الشَّجَرِ فَلَ٠ْ أَجِدْ شَيْئاً هُوَ أَ٠ِنَ الْفَقْرِ فَإِنْ بُلِيتَ بِهِ يَوْ٠اً وَلا تُظْهِرِ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهِ فَيَسْتَهِينُوكَ وَلا يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ ارْجِعْ إِلَى الَّذِي ابْتَلاكَ بِهِ فَهُوَ أَقْدَرُ عَلَى فَرَجِكَ وَسَلْهُ ٠َنْ ذَا الَّذِي سَأَلَهُ فَلَ٠ْ يُعْطِهِ أَوْ وَثِقَ بِهِ فَلَ٠8.

“It is narrated that Luqman said to his son, ‘Son, I have tested patience and have consumed tree barks for food. I have not found anything as bitter as poverty. If you ever face poverty, do not tell people about it; you will seem insignificant in their sight and they will be of no benefit to you. You must turn to the One who has placed it upon you as a trial. He has all the power to grant you relief, but you must ask Him for help.

No one asking Him for help is ever turned away empty-handed, and no one who has placed his trust in Him is ever abandoned.’” سكت عنه - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/149))