Sahih al-Bukhari, 5304
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Amr bin Zararah bin Waqidfrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin Abi HazimfromAbu Hazim, Salma bin DinarfromSahl bin Sa'd bin Malik
Hadith text · Matn
أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا
. وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى، وَفَرَّجَ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا.
English translation
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I and the one who looks after an orphan will be like this in Paradise," showing his middle and index fingers and separating them.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 68, Hadith 53
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 224 (deprecated numbering scheme)