Hadith 39639

Chapter 77

باب 77

(77) بَابُ كُنَّ لِلْيَتِيمِ كَالأَبِ الرَّحِيمِ

(77) Chapter: Be like a merciful father to orphans (FR)
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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 mycare.' He said, 'Treat him as you would treat your own child. Beat him asyou would beat your own child.'" (FR)

Reference (FR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 140 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 7, Hadith 12 (FR)

English translation (FR): Book 7, Hadith 140 (FR)