Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 24.0

The superiority of the one who looks after an orphan.

باب فَضْلِ مَنْ يَعُولُ يَتِيمًا

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 6005sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Abdul Wahab al-Hajabifrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin Abi HazimfromAbu Hazim, Salma bin DinarfromSahl bin Sa'd bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ، فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا ‏

‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏