Umm Sa'id bint Murra al-Fihri related from her father that the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I and the guardian of an
orphan will be in the Garden like these two." (His two fingers)
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 with
her. She asked me for something, but I could not find anything except for
a single date which I gave her. She divided it between her daughters and
then 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 these
girls in any way and is good to them will have them as a veil from the Fire.'"
Al-Hasan reported that an orphan used to eat with Ibn 'Umar. One day
he called for food and looked for this orphan but could not find him. He
arrived after Ibn 'Umar had finished. Ibn 'Umar called for more food to be
brought to him but they did not have any. So he was brought sawiq and honey.
He said, "Here, have this! By Allah, you have not been cheated!" Al-Hasan
said, "By Allah, Ibn 'Umar was not cheated!"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "The person who strives on behalf of the widows and poor
is like those who strive in the way of Allah and like those who fast in the
day and pray at night."
