Take care of those who are less fortunate than us and provide for them in whatever way we can.

This hadith explains that if someone is obligated to foster a child, they can use either a slave or a slave woman to fulfill this obligation. This means that if someone has an orphaned child in their care, they can use either of these two options as an alternative way of providing for the child's needs. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was teaching us here about how we should take care of those who are less fortunate than us and provide for them in whatever way we can. We should also remember that slavery is not something we should condone today, but rather it was something accepted during the time of the Prophet ﷺ and his companions.