Recite (134). He recited, and Yahya fainted until he was carried and taken inside. Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Adawi said: I recited before Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan, and he fainted until he missed five prayers.

Section: The testimony of a 'tufayli' (a social parasite) is not accepted; he is the one who comes to people's food without an invitation. Al-Shafi'i held this view, and we know of no disagreement regarding it. This is because it is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) that he said: "Whoever comes to food to which he has not been invited enters as a thief and leaves as a raider (135)." Furthermore, he is consuming what is prohibited and committing an act involving foolishness, baseness, and a loss of muru'a (chivalry/propriety). However, if this does not repeat from him, his testimony is not rejected, as it is among the minor sins.

Section: Whoever asks [for alms] without the asking being lawful for him, and does so frequently, his testimony shall be rejected (136); because he has committed a prohibited act, consumed illicit wealth, and engaged in baseness. Qabisah narrated that the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him) said: "Begging is not lawful except for one of three: a man who has been struck by a catastrophe that has destroyed his wealth, so begging is lawful for him until he attains a subsistence or a maintenance of life; a man struck by poverty, until three people of wisdom from his tribe bear witness that such-and-such has been struck by poverty, then begging is lawful for him until he attains a subsistence or a maintenance of life; and a man who has taken on a debt, so begging is lawful for him until he obtains it, then he must desist. Anything else [of begging] (138) is illicit wealth; its possessor consumes it as illicit wealth on the Day of Resurrection." Narrated by Muslim (139). As for the beggar to whom begging is permitted, his testimony is not rejected on that account, unless he has been a beggar for most of his life, or does so excessively, in which case it is appropriate that his testimony be rejected; because that constitutes baseness and a lack of propriety. Whoever accepts from charity, despite it being permissible for him to accept without asking, his testimony shall not be rejected, because it is a permissible act containing no baseness. But if he takes from it