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Charity to Orphans
Category: Urging to acts of obedience Source: Publication Date: 11 Muharram 1434 (11/25/12)

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My Mus lim brot he r: How full t his life is of s adne s s and pains ! The re is no fe licit y t o anyone . No one drinks it s pure cup! Pe ople in life are fluct uat ing be t we e n s orrow and joy, whe t he r old or young! Life 's grie f and ple as ure s are of diffe re nt de gre e s . Some are lit t le and las t only for a fe w hours . Ot he rs are grave and las t for a long t ime ! O Mus lim brot he r! The s e are s ome of t he pains which are live d by s ome pe ople who have be e n gulping t he ir bit t e rne s s for a long t ime ! It is t he bit t e rne s s found by t he de prive d and t he we ak who have t as t e d t he bit t e rne s s of life be fore t as t ing it s s we e t ne s s ! Do you know who are t hos e de prive d? The y are : (t he orphans ); t hos e young who have los t t he ir bre adwinne rs be fore knowing bre ad! Thos e young who have los t t he ir pat e rfamilias be fore knowing how t o fly! This is t he orphan who is dis t re s s e d by t he de at h of his fat he r be fore t as t ing t he s we e t ne s s of fat he rhood and be fore fe e ling t he prot e ct ion of t his s t rong hand! Brot he r: have you known now who t he orphan is ?! This is t he orphan, O you wit h t he kind he art . What is our dut y, t he n, t owards him?!

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Charit y t o t he orphan is a noble virt ue . My Mus lim brot he r: Is lam urge s for t he virt ue s and t he nobilit ie s of moralit y. One of t he noble moralit ie s is : t he charit y t o orphans . The orphan is t he ne e die s t t o right e ous ne s s and charit y. He has los t his fat he r while he mos t ly ne e de d him, s o he ne e ds right e ous ne s s and charit y. If you s e e a man who is me rciful t o orphans , you s hould know t hat he is of noble nat ure s and good moralit ie s . As -S'ib Ibn Abdullah, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, e nt e re d upon t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him. The Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, s aid t o him: "O S'ib! Look int o your morals according t o which you us e d t o be have in t he pre -Is lamic pe riod and e s t ablis h t he m in Is lam. Ent e rt ain your gue s t s , be ge ne rous t owards t he orphans and be charit able t o your ne ighbor" [Re port e d by Ahme d and Al-Hayt hami s aid: it s me n are t he me n of t he Sahih (aut he nt ic)]. : In t he t radit ion: it was narrat e d about Prophe t Dawd (David), pe ace be upon him, t hat he has s aid: be t o t he orphan as a me rciful fat he r [Re port e d by AlBukhri in Al-Adab Al-Mufrid (t he Unique Be havior), it s chain is aut he nt icat e d by Al-Albani]
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My Mus lim brot he r: Me rcy and charit y t o t he orphan, as me nt ione d, are t he moral cons t it ut ions of t he high-minde d. The y are adopt e d by only a noble , virt uous and be ne vole nt man. Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be ple as e d wit h t he m bot h, us e d not t o e at food unle s s t he re was an orphan e at ing wit h him on t he t able ! O brot he r, le t 's be t hat be ne vole nt , t he ge nt le who is s e e king t o be charit able t o orphans , and wipe t he ir t e ars by your hands and mone y, and bring joy int o t he ir he art s . Know t hat if you s ucce e d in t hat , you are , t he n, lucky and de s e rve t he t it le of (t he man of t he noble manne r). To he who want s t o accompany t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, in Paradis e . My Mus lim brot he r: Ent e ring Paradis e is t he mos t valuable t hing won by t he be lie ve rs ; t he n how about accompanying t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, in it ? This is a de gre e t hat can be re ache d only by t hos e who are charit able t o orphans . The Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, has s aid: "I and t he one who looks aft e r an orphan and provide s for him will be like t his in Paradis e ," s howing his middle and inde x finge rs and s e parat ing t he m a lit t le " [Re port e d by
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Al-Bukhari] . Imam Ibn Bat t l, may Allah have me rcy on him, s aid: "It is wort hy of him who has he ard t his Hadit h t o act according t o it in orde r t o accompany t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, in Paradis e . And t he re is no rank be t t e r t han t his rank in t he He re aft e r". Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, may Allah have me rcy on him, s aid: "It is s ufficie nt t o confirm t he clos e ne s s of t he de gre e t o t he ot he r de gre e is t hat t he re is no ot he r finge r be t we e n t he middle and inde x finge rs " My Mus lim brot he r: Have you pe rce ive d t he re s ult of be ing charit able and me rciful t o an orphan? Whe re are you from s uch goodne s s ? If you are among t he we ll-t o-do, have you e ve r t hought about providing for an orphan t o accompany t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, in Paradis e ?! It is not a mus t for providing for an orphan t o be we alt hy. Howe ve r, he who joins an orphan t o him and le t him e at and drink from his food and drinking achie ve s s uch de gre e . The Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, has s aid: "he who joins an orphan among Mus lims in his food and drink unt il t hat he can provide for hims e lf; ve rily he is as s ure d t o e nt e r Paradis e " [Al-Albani s aid: aut he nt ic due t o
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it s mult iplicit y of ways ] : O you who are ke e n on what will be ne fit him, if you have t he opport unit y t o s pons or an orphan, do not was t e it e ve n if your s oul is unwilling or re je ct ing. Cons ide r t he re ward of he who s pons ors an orphan Do you not like t o be a companion t o t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, in Paradis e ? Be ge ne rous t o t he orphan s o your he art will s oft e n and you will achie ve your ne e ds ! My Mus lim brot he r: If you complain from he art hardne s s , charit y t o t he orphan is a re as on t o s oft e n t he he art . This is a re me dy re comme nde d by he who has be e n s e nt wit h guidance and right e ous ne s s , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him. Abu Ad-Darda', may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, s aid: "a man who was complaining from he art hardne s s came t o t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him. He s aid: "Do you like your he art t o be s oft and you me e t your ne e ds ? Be me rciful t o an orphan. Rub his he ad and fe e d him from your food, your he art will be s oft and you will me e t your ne e ds ." [Aut he nt icat e d by Al-Albani]
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My Mus lim brot he r: ve rily, me rcy t o orphans is a re as on t o s oft e n he art s and t o me e t ne e ds ! The one who is me rciful t o an orphan has re place d his fat he r. A fat he r is nat urally me rciful and compas s ionat e for his childre n. And he who is me rciful t o an orphan has acquire d an addit ional charact e r; which is : be ing me rciful t o s ome one who is not his offs pring! He who doe s t hat gat he rs in his he art t he re as ons of s oft e ning he art what e ve r hard his he art is ! The re is no doubt t hat t his is a t e s t e d re me dy. The re is no one who t re at s an orphan nobly but t hat who has a s oft he art . On t he cont rary, no one is unme rciful t o orphans but t hat he has a harde ne d he art and bad t e mpe r! The re is anot he r be ne fit from t he charit y t o orphans t old by t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, t o t he man who as ke d him, which is ; charit y t o orphans is a re as on for me e t ing ne e ds and achie ving t he de s ire d. The re is no doubt t hat Allah Almight y will not was t e him who is be ne vole nt t o t he childre n of ot he rs and who brings joy t o t he ir he art s . Allah Almight y is me rciful and He love s e ve ryone who is me rciful. The Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, has s aid: "The Compas s ionat e One has me rcy on t hos e who are me rciful. If you s how me rcy t o t hos e who are on t he e art h, He Who is in t he he ave n will s how me rcy t o you." [Re port e d by Abu Dawud and At -Tirmidhi, aut he nt icat e d by Al-Albani]
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 My Mus lim brot he r: Be me rciful t o orphans s o t hat Allah will make good your affairs in t his worldly life and in t he He re aft e r. Be ware of t he prope rt y of orphans My Mus lim brot he r: If t he orphan has mone y, his cus t odian mus t fe ar Allah in it ... You, who Allah has made you a cus t odian t o an orphan, be ware of be ing unjus t t o his right ! This is He llfire ! Allah Almight y t hre at e ns t hos e who unjus t ly us urp t he prope rt y of orphans . Lis t e n t o t his s t e rn warning: {Ve rily, t hos e who unjus t ly e at up t he prope rt y of orphans , t he y e at up only fire int o t he ir be llie s , and t he y will be burnt in t he blazing Fire !} [Surat An-Nis ' 4:10] 10 : { } Trans literation: Inna allat he e na yakuloona amwala alyat ama t hulman innama yakuloona fe e but oonihim naran was ayas lawna s aAAe e ran As -Saddi, may Allah have me rcy on him, s aid: "If a man unjus t ly us urps t he prope rt y of an orphan, he is t o be re s urre ct e d in t he Day of Re s urre ct ion wit h t he flame of fire coming out from his mout h, e ars , nos e and e ye s . He will be known by e ve ryone who s e e s him by t he us urpe r of t he prope rt y of t he orphan".
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My Mus lim brot he r: This ve rs e is s ufficie nt t o de t e r e ve ry unjus t aggre s s or of t he mone y of orphans . And which dis grace is gre at e r t han e nt e ring He llfire ?! He who want s s afe t y has t o e s cape from approaching t he prope rt y of t he orphans . If he is t e s t e d by any, he has t o fe ar Allah in it and not t o be unjus t t o t he ir owne rs ; ot he rwis e he is t o be in a gre at dange r! Ibn Abbas , may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, s aid: "Whe n Allah Glorifie d and e xalt e d re ve ale d t he ve rs e : {And come not ne ar t o t he orphans prope rt y e xce pt t o improve it , unt il he at t ains t he age of full s t re ngt h. And fulfill (e ve ry) cove nant . Ve rily, t he cove nant will be que s t ione d about .} [Surat Al-Is r' 17:34], { } 34 : Trans literation: Wala t aqraboo mala alyat e e mi illa biallat e e hiya ahs anu hat t a yablugha as huddahu waawfoo bialAAahdi inna alAAahda kana mas oolan And: {Ve rily, t hos e who unjus t ly e at up t he prope rt y of orphans ,} [Surat An-Nis ' 4:10], 10 :{ } Trans literation: Inna allat he e na yakuloona amwala alyat ama t hulman He who had an orphan in his hous e hurrie d and s e parat e d t he ir food from his and t he ir drink from his . The food of t he orphan was ke pt for him t ill he e at s it or ge t s s poile d. This was s e ve re for t he m. The y me nt ione d t hat t o t he Me s s e nge r
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of Allah, pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, s o Allah Glorifie d and Exalt e d has re ve ale d t he ve rs e : {And t he y as k you conce rning orphans . Say: "The be s t t hing is t o work hone s t ly in t he ir prope rt y, and if you mix your affairs wit h t he irs , t he n t he y are your brot he rs .} [Surat Al-Baqarah 2:220] } 220:{ Trans literation: wayas aloonaka AAani alyat ama qul is lahun lahum khayrun wain t ukhalit oohum faikhwanukum The Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, re comme nde d Abu Dharr, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, by s aying: "O Abu Dharr, I find t hat you are we ak and I like for you what I like for mys e lf. Do not rule ove r (e ve n) t wo pe rs ons and do not manage t he prope rt y of an orphan." [Re port e d by Mus lim] Whe n t he orphan re ache s t he age of pube rt y; and s ound judgme nt and right e ous ne s s are known from him, his prope rt y is t o be give n t o him wit hout be ing wronge d about it a bit . Allah Almight y has s aid: {And t ry orphans (as re gards t he ir int e llige nce ) unt il t he y re ach t he age of marriage ; if t he n you find s ound judgme nt in t he m, re le as e t he ir prope rt y t o t he m, but cons ume it not was t e fully and has t ily fe aring t hat t he y s hould grow up} [Surat An-Nis ' 4:6] }
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 6 :{ Trans literation: Waibt aloo alyat ama hat t a it ha balaghoo alnnikaha fain anas t um minhum rus hdan faidfaAAoo ilayhim amwalahum wala t akulooha is rafan wabidaran an yakbaroo Allah Almight y has orde re d us t o re le as e t he ir mone y t o t he m whe n t he y re ach t he age of pube rt y and s ound judgme nt and right e ous ne s s are known from t he m. The cus t odian s hould not us urp t he prope rt y of t he orphan be fore at t aining his pube rt y in orde r not t o be as ke d for it . My Mus lim brot he r: You know t hat us urping orphans ' mone y is one of t he gre at e s t s ins t hat t hrow one int o He llfire ! Do not e ve r be one of t he aggre s s ors of orphan's mone y if you are one of t hos e who look aft e r it . Be low is a wonde rful e xample t hat re fle ct s t he condit ion of t he pious in de aling wit h orphans ' mone y. Az-Zubair Ibn Al-'Awwam, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, was a cus t odian t o s e ve n of t he offs pring of t he companions including: 'Ut hman, Ibn Mas 'ud and Abdul-Rahman, may Allah be ple as e d wit h t he m. Az-Zubair, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, us e d t o s pe nd on t he inhe rit ors from his own mone y while pre s e rving t he irs ! Ponde r, may Allah guide you and me , on t he de t e rminat ion of s uch noble mas t e r. He is not s at is fie d for hims e lf but wit h t he highe s t of de gre e s . So, Allah has be e n ple as e d wit h him and wit h all t he re s t chas t e companions of t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him.
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How t o be charit able t o orphans ? My Mus lim brot he r: charit y t o orphans may be in many ways , e ach of which can be ide nt ifie d as charit y. It include s : Fe e ding, dre s s ing and providing for his ne ce s s ary ne e ds ; t he me rit of it has be e n me nt ione d above . It include s : Rubbing his he ad and making him fe e l t he me rcy and compas s ion; t his has gre at e ffe ct on t he ps ychology of t he orphan. Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, upon s e e ing an orphan, he us e d t o rub his he ad and t o give him any t hing (t hat brings joy t o his he art ). It include s : Spe nding mone y on his e ducat ion and le arning, as one is care ful t o t e ach t he ir s on. It include s : Since rit y in upbringing him as one doe s t he ir s on. It include s : Compas s ion in dis ciplining him, if he commit t e d an act t hat re quire s dis cipline . It include s : Fe aring Allah in t he orphan's mone y, if he has any. He s hould not was t e it in orde r not t o be as ke d for it whe n t he orphan be come s of age . He , ot he rwis e , s hould pre s e rve it s o t hat he give s t he orphan his mone y whe n he be come s of age . The s t e rn warning agains t unjus t ly e at ing up t he prope rt y of orphans has be e n me nt ione d above .
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It include s : The s ince re inve s t me nt of his mone y in orde r t hat it will not all be s pe nt in alms giving. My Mus lim brot he r: The s e are s ome of t he forms of t he charit y t o orphans . Charit y t o orphans is not limit e d t o s pe cific pe ople . Each Mus lim is be ing addre s s e d t o do t hat , as he is be ing addre s s e d for doing good act ions and right e ous de e ds . Whe n Allah Almight y knows t he s ince re int e nt of a man, He he lps him in pe rforming e ve ry good de e d. The re fore , brot he r, obs e rve doing right e ous de e ds e ve n by int e nding t hat in your he art , s o whe n t he opport unit y come s , you pe rform good de e ds . The re is no one more he lple s s t han a man who cannot e nt e rt ain t he int e nt ion of pe rforming right e ous de e ds ! To e ve ry Mus lim My Mus lim brot he r: De s pit e of be ing a noble manne r and calle d for by Is lam; charit y t o orphans is done only by t hos e who have me rciful he art s and noble s e lve s . The Mus lim s ocie t y is a s ocie t y which is t ie d by t he noble ins t ruct ions calle d for by Is lam. It is t he s ocie t y which has be e n de s cribe d by t he Prophe t , pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon him, in s uch a marve lous de s cript ion: "You s e e t he be lie ve rs as
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re gards t he ir be ing me rciful among t he ms e lve s and s howing love among t he ms e lve s and be ing kind, as re s e mbling one body, s o t hat , if any part of t he body is not we ll t he n t he whole body s hare s t he s le e ple s s ne s s and fe ve r wit h it ." [Re port e d by Al-Bukhari] This is a de s cript ion s howing how t he Mus lim s ocie t y s hould be like . The orphan is a part of t his s ocie t y; he has t he s ame right s as ot he rs and has t he s ame obligat ions . It is obligat ory for all Mus lims t o be charit able and kind t o him. The y are t o compe ns at e him for t he s ympat hy and compas s ion of pare nt hood. The y are t o e xe rt for him t he s ame t he y do for t he ir childre n and family. My Mus lim brot he r It is not difficult t o join an orphan t o your home , t o fe e d him from what you e at , dre s s him from what you we ar and t o make him as one of your childre n. Le t t his be for t he s ake of Allah Almight y s o t hat you may be one of t hos e who Allah has s aid about t he m: { And t he y give food, ins pit e of t he ir love for it (or for t he love of Him), t o Mis kin (poor), t he orphan, and t he capt ive , (8) (Saying): "We fe e d you s e e king Allah's Count e nance only. We wis h for no re ward, nor t hanks from you. (9) "Ve rily, We fe ar from our Lord a Day, hard and dis t re s s ful, t hat will make t he face s look horrible (from e xt re me dis like ne s s t o it )." (10) So Allah s ave d t he m from t he e vil of t hat Day, and gave t he m Nadrat an (a light of be aut y) and joy. (11) And t he ir re compe ns e s hall be Paradis e , and s ilke n
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garme nt s , be caus e t he y we re pat ie nt .} [Surat Al-Ins n 76:8-12] } ( 8 ) ( 10 ) ( 9) 12-8 : { ( 11) Trans literation: Wayut AAimona alt t aAAama AAala hubbihi mis ke e nan

wayat e e man waas e e ran (8) Innama nut AAimukum liwajhi Allahi la nure e du minkum jazaan wala s hukooran (9) Inna nakhafu min rabbina yawman AAaboos an qamt are e ran (10) Fawaqahumu Allahu s harra t halika alyawmi walaqqahum nadrat an was urooran (11) Wajazahum bima s abaroo jannat an wahare e ran May Allah guide you, my Mus lim brot he r, and me t o do good de e ds and may He he lp you and me t o be firm t ill de at h. All t he prais e s and t hanks be t o Allah Almight y, and pe ace and ble s s ings of Allah be upon our Prophe t Muhammad and his family and companions .

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