(74) بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ يَعُولُ يَتِيمًا لَهُ
(74) Chapter: The excellence of someone who provides for his orphan
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ: جَاءَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ مَعَهَا ابْنَتَانِ لَهَا، فَسَأَلَتْنِي فَلَمْ تَجِدْ عِنْدِي إِلاَّ تَمْرَةً وَاحِدَةً، فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا، فَقَسَمَتْهَا بَيْنَ ابْنَتَيْهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ، فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَحَدَّثْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ يَلِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْبَنَاتِ شَيْئًا، فَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْهِنَّ، كُنَّ لَهُ سِتْرًا مِنَ النَّارِ.
'A'isha said, "A woman came to me who had two of her daughters withher. She asked me for something, but I could not find anything except fora single date which I gave her. She divided it between her daughters andthen got up and left. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,came in and I told him what had happened. He said, 'Whoever looks after thesegirls in any way and is good to them will have them as a veil from the Fire.'"
Reference:
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 132
In-book reference:
Book 7, Hadith 4
English translation:
Book 7, Hadith 132
