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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الوصاياIssues of Bequests
بَابُ حُكْمِ الْوَصِي فِي اليتيمChapter: The ruling of the guardian regarding the orphan
Hadith 6335
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لِي مَالٌ وَلِي يَتِيمٌ فَقَالَ كُلْ مِنْ مَالِ يَتِيمِكَ غَيْرَ مُسْرِفٍ وَلَا مُبَذِّرٍ وَلَا مُتَأَثِّلٍ مَالًا وَمِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَقِيَ مَالَكَ أَوْ قَالَ تَفْدِيَ مَالَكَ بِمَالِهِ شَكَّ حُسَيْنٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I have no wealth, but there is an orphan under my guardianship, so can I take from his wealth? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You may eat from your orphan’s wealth, but do not be extravagant in it, nor wasteful, nor one who accumulates wealth, nor one who saves your own wealth. Or he said: nor one who saves your own wealth through his wealth.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From this hadith it is understood that a guardian who is working for the increase and betterment of an orphan’s wealth may take compensation from that wealth. However, this wage should be according to the customary (ma‘ruf) manner. It is better that such a guardian have his wage determined by two individuals from the community or family who are known for justice, fairness, and wisdom, so that his soul is protected from making various excuses and arguments. The remaining instructions have already been mentioned in the hadith itself.
