Does seeking help from relatives other than one's parents contradict the self-sufficiency mentioned in the Hadith: "He has succeeded who has embraced Islam and whose livelihood is just sufficient, and whom Allah has made content with what He has given him"?
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Al-Kafaf is that which is sufficient for one's needs, without excess. Asking without necessity is forbidden by and naturally reprehensible. Begging is not permissible except for three types of people: one afflicted by dire poverty, one burdened by crippling debt, or one struck by a calamity. Seeking sustenance from creation makes one subservient to it, unlike seeking it from the Creator.
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