Hadith 36001

Chapter 131

باب 131

(131) باب فِي فَضْلِ مَنْ عَالَ يَتَامَى

(131) Chapter: The virtue of one who takes care of an orphan (ES)
376
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ " ثَلاَثُ أَخَوَاتٍ أَوْ ثَلاَثُ بَنَاتٍ أَوْ بِنْتَانِ أَوْ أُخْتَانِ " .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Suhail through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has :
"three sisters, or three daughter, or two daughter, or two sisters". (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 5148 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 43, Hadith 376 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 42, Hadith 5129 (ES)