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Sahih al-Bukhari 4573 (Book 65, Hadith 95) #4356
Unjust Treatment of Orphans

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a man who married an orphan girl only for her property and not out of love, which is unjust.

Narrated Aisha: There was an orphan (girl) under the care of a man. He married her and she owned a date palm (garden). He married her just because of that and not because he loved her. So the Divine Verse came regarding his case: "If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls".. (4.3) The sub-narrator added: I think he (ie another sub-narrator) said, "That orphan girl was his partner in that date palm (garden) and in his property".
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، كَانَتْ لَهُ يَتِيمَةٌ فَنَكَحَهَا، وَكَانَ لَهَا عَذْقٌ، وَكَانَ يُمْسِكُهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا مِنْ نَفْسِهِ شَىْءٌ فَنَزَلَتْ فِيهِ ‏{‏وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَى‏}‏ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ كَانَتْ شَرِيكَتَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَذْقِ وَفِي مَالِهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
orphan  *  marriage  *  property  *  justice  *  yatama  *  zawaj  *  mal  *  adl

QUICK LESSONS:
Treating orphans with kindness and respect; Marrying other women if you cannot deal justly with an orphan; Being fair when dealing with vulnerable people; Not taking advantage of those who are less fortunate than you.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of justice when it comes to orphans. It tells us that we should not take advantage of them or treat them unfairly just because they are vulnerable. The verse from the Quran mentioned in this hadith states that if one fears they will not be able to deal justly with an orphan, then they should marry other women instead. This means that if someone cannot treat an orphan fairly, then it would be better for them to marry someone else instead. We must always remember to treat orphans with kindness and respect as Allah has commanded us to do so in the Quran.

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