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Sahih Muslim 3018d (Book 56, Hadith 9) #14588
Taking Care of Orphan Girls

SUMMARY: Allah revealed a verse in the Quran regarding an orphan girl who was taken care of by someone, but he was reluctant to marry her himself or to let her marry someone else, as he feared that the other person would share his property.

'A'isha said in connection with His words (those of Allah): " What is recited to you in the Book about orphan women whom you give not what is ordained for them, while you like to marry them," these were revealed in connection with an orphan girl who was in the charge of the person and she shared with him in his property and he was reluctant to marry her himself and was also unwilling to marry her to someone else (fearing) that (that person) would share in his property (as the husband of that girl), preventing her to marry, neither marrying her himself nor marrying her to another person.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، فِي قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏ وَمَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ فِي يَتَامَى النِّسَاءِ اللاَّتِي لاَ تُؤْتُونَهُنَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُنَّ وَتَرْغَبُونَ أَنْ تَنْكِحُوهُنَّ‏}‏ قَالَتْ أُنْزِلَتْ فِي الْيَتِيمَةِ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ فَتَشْرَكُهُ فِي مَالِهِ فَيَرْغَبُ عَنْهَا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَهَا غَيْرَهُ فَيَشْرَكُهُ فِي مَالِهِ فَيَعْضِلُهَا فَلاَ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا وَلاَ يُزَوِّجُهَا غَيْرَهُ

TOPICS
orphan  *  women  *  marriage  *  property

QUICK LESSONS:
Take responsibility for those under your care; Do not prevent others from getting married; Be generous and kind towards orphans; Provide them with all their needs including marriage if they wish it; Look out for those less fortunate than yourself; Make sure they are provided with what they need in life without any selfishness on your part; Be rewarded by Allah if you are generous towards orphans and help them get married when possible .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about taking care of orphan girls. Allah revealed a verse in the Quran regarding an orphan girl who was taken care of by someone, but he was reluctant to marry her himself or to let her marry someone else, as he feared that the other person would share his property. This hadith teaches us that it is important for us to take responsibility for those under our care and not be selfish with our possessions. We should also ensure that we do not prevent others from getting married if they wish to do so. It is important for us to be generous and kind towards orphans and provide them with all their needs including marriage if they wish it.

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us through this hadith that we should always look out for those less fortunate than ourselves and make sure they are provided with what they need in life without any selfishness on our part. We should also remember that Allah will reward us greatly if we are generous towards orphans and help them get married when possible.

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