Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 22711 — Eating from an orphan's property

Al-Hasan al-Urani, a man from the people of Kufa, narrates that a man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I strike the orphan under my care?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Strike him only as much as you would strike your own son if he were in his place." The man said: "How much of his wealth may I use, and how?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You may use it in a good and fair manner, without amassing wealth for yourself from his wealth and without protecting your wealth by means of his wealth."