الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الكرم و يتيمBook of Generosity and the Orphan
بَابُ كُنَّ لِلْيَتِيمِ كَالأَبِ الرَّحِيمِChapter: Be to the Orphan Like a Compassionate Father
Hadith 138
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبْزَى قَالَ: قَالَ دَاوُدُ: ”كُنَّ لِلْيَتِيمِ كَالأَبِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ كَمَا تَزْرَعُ كَذَلِكَ تَحْصُدُ، مَا أَقْبَحَ الْفَقْرَ بَعْدَ الْغِنَى، وَأَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، أَوْ أَقْبَحُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، الضَّلاَلَةُ بَعْدَ الْهُدَى، وَإِذَا وَعَدْتَ صَاحِبَكَ فَأَنْجِزْ لَهُ مَا وَعَدْتَهُ، فَإِنْ لاَ تَفْعَلْ يُورِثُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ، وَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ صَاحِبٍ إِنْ ذَكَرْتَ لَمْ يُعِنْكَ، وَإِنْ نَسِيتَ لَمْ يُذَكِّرْكَ.“
It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Abzi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Dawud (peace be upon him) said: Be like a compassionate father to the orphan, and know that whatever you sow, so shall you reap. How bad is poverty after wealth! Even worse or more severe is misguidance after guidance. And when you make a promise to a companion, fulfill it, because if you do not do so, mutual hatred and enmity will arise among you. And seek Allah’s protection from such a friend who does not help you in your time of need, and if you forget, does not remind you.
