عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا شَكَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَسْوَةَ قَلْبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ((إِنْ أَرَدْتَ تَلْيِينَ قَلْبِكَ فَأَطْعِمِ الْمِسْكِينَ وَامْسَحْ رَأْسَ الْيَتِيمِ))
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the hardness of his heart. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: If you want to soften your heart, then feed the poor and stroke the head of the orphan.