English
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: When the words of Allah, the Exalted, were revealed: And do not approach the orphan’s property except in a way that is best [Al-An‘am: 152], and His words: Indeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly [An-Nisa: 10], whoever had an orphan with them separated their food from the orphan’s food and their drink from the orphan’s drink. If anything remained of the orphan’s food or drink, it was kept for them until they consumed it or it spoiled. This became difficult for them, so they mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Then Allah, the Exalted, revealed: They ask you about orphans. Say, “Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs, they are your brothers” [Al-Baqarah: 220]. So they mixed their food with the orphans’ food and their drink with the orphans’ drink.
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 2871 (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan al-Nasa'i 3670 (unverified) 65% confidence
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