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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 140

7. Generosity and Orphans

الأدب المفرد

7/77 Chapter:

Be like a merciful father to orphans

بَابُ كُنَّ لِلْيَتِيمِ كَالأَبِ الرَّحِيمِ

140
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمُ بْنُ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ‏:‏ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ سِيرِينَ‏:‏ عِنْدِي يَتِيمٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ اصْنَعْ بِهِ مَا تَصْنَعُ بِوَلَدِكَ، اضْرِبْهُ مَا تَضْرِبُ وَلَدَكَ‏.‏
Asma' bint 'Ubayd said, "I said to Ibn Sirin, 'I have an orphan in my care.' He said, 'Treat him as you would treat your own child. Beat him as you would beat your own child.'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 140
In-book : Book 7, Hadith 12
English translation : Book 7, Hadith 140