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Sunan Abu Dawud 5150

Chapter: One who takes care of an orphan

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5150

Narrator:Sahl ibn Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ سَهْلٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ كَهَاتَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَرَنَ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ الْوُسْطَى وَالَّتِي تَلِي الإِبْهَامَ ‏.‏

Sahl (b. Sa’d) reported the prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying; I and the one who takes the responsibility of an orphan will be in Paradise thus, and he joined his middle finger and forefinger.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5150) and Ahmad (No. 21754).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنَا وَكَافِل الْيَتِيم ) : أَيْ الْقَيِّم بِأَمْرِهِ وَمَصَالِحه وَمُرَبِّيه , وَالْيَتِيم مَنْ مَاتَ أَبُوهُ وَهُوَ صَغِير يَسْتَوِي فِيهِ الْمُذَكَّر وَالْمُؤَنَّث ( كَهَاتَيْنِ ) : أَيْ مِنْ الْأُصْبُعَيْنِ ( فِي الْجَنَّة ) : خَبَر أَنَا وَمَعْطُوفَة ( وَقَرَنَ ) : أَيْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَفِي رِوَايَة الْبُخَارِيّ فِي اللِّعَان " وَفَرَجَ بَيْنهمَا شَيْئًا " قَالَ الْعَلْقَمِيّ فِيهِ إِشَارَة إِلَى أَنَّ بَيْن دَرَجَة النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَكَافِل الْيَتِيم قَدْر تَفَاوُت مَا بَيْن السَّبَّابَة وَالْوُسْطَى. وَفِي رِوَايَة " كَهَاتَيْنِ إِذَا اِتَّقَى " أَيْ اِتَّقَى اللَّه فِي مَا يَتَعَلَّق بِالْيَتِيمِ وَيَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون الْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5150
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5150
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (6005) The hadith No. 5150
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5150

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • البر والصلة لابن الجوزي (298)أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ كَهَاتَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى ، وَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا قَلِيلًا
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (10270)أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ كَهَاتَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا ، وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى
  • مسند الشهاب (317)أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ كَهَاتَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ

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the Prophet said: Whoever takes in an orphan among the Muslims to raise, to feed him and give him drink, Allah admits him into Paradise without a doubt, unless he has done a sin for which he is not forgiven."

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