25/291. Chapter:
KIND TREATMENT OF ORPHANS
Mishkat al-Masabih : 4974
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 4974
بِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَنْ مَسَحَ رَأْسَ يَتِيمٍ لَمْ يمسحه إلالله كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ شَعْرَةٍ تَمُرُّ عَلَيْهَا يَدُهُ حَسَنَاتٌ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَى يَتِيمَةٍ أَوْ يَتِيمٍ عِنْدَهُ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَهَاتَيْنِ» وَقرن بِي أُصْبُعَيْهِ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah رضي الله عنه narrated that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "He who strokes an orphan's head only for Allah's sake will get blessing for every hair over which his hand passes (as many pieties will be recorded for him). And, he who treats well an orphan gitl or boy who is under his care (whether his relative or stranger) will be with me in paradise like this," and he put two of his fingers (the middle and index) together. [1]
[1] Tirmidhi # 1917, Musnad Ahmad 5. 265.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 4974In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 347
