Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad al-Maharbi عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن زياد المحاربي · The Chapters Regarding Zakat

Abbas asked the Prophet about paying his Sadaqah before it is due, and he granted him permission to do that.

his grandfather said: “The Messenger of Allah said: 'If one of you were to take his rope (or ropes) and go to the mountains, and bring a bundle of firewood on his back to sell, and thus become independent of means, that would be better for him than begging from people who may either give him something or not give him anything.'”