Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili 155:187

'Abbad ibn Musa narrated to us, 'Abbad ibn 'Abbad narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn 'Amr, from Abu Salamah and Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Is one of you unable to take a rope, then gather firewood, eat from it, and give charity? That is better for him than asking people, whether they give to him or refuse him."