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Orphans

28 February 2023

A reward for passing one’s hand over the head of an orphan

Question Is this Hadith authentic? «من مسح رأس يتيم لم يمسحه إلا لله كان له بكل شعرة مرت عليها يده حسنات، ومن أحسن إلى يتيمة أو يتيم عنده كنت أنا وهو في الجنة كهاتين، وقرن بين أصبعيه السبابة……

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10 June 2017

Is there a specific way to pass the hand over an orphan’s head?

Question Is there a narration which mentions that  one should pass his hand over an orphan's head from the middle of his head towards his forehead and a non orphan from his forehead towards the…

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8 February 2017

Caring for orphans

Question Please verify this narration. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best house among the Muslims is a house in which there is an orphan who is treated well and the worst house among…

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13 December 2016

Warning against oppressing orphans and women

Question Could you translate the following Hadith: اللهم إني أحرج حق الضعيفين اليتيم، والمرأة

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2 March 2016

The reward for a widowed mother who takes care of her child

Question Is this narration authentic? "I and a widow whose face has darkened, and she is patient with her child will be as close as these two fingers in Jannah"

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7 December 2015

How to remedy a hard heart

Question Is this authentic? A person complained to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that he had a hard heart. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) advised him to pass his hand over the head of an…

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17 August 2015

A great virtue for taking care of orphans

Question Is the following Hadith authentic? I am the first who will open the gates of Jannah, a woman will try to enter together with me or just after me. I will ask her, 'What do you want and who…

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