Gardens of the Righteous — Page 65
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 65 had not. They said: You stole; and she had not stolen. So I said: Allah, make me like her (Bokhari and Muslim). 33. . On Kind Treatment of Orphans, Girls, the Weak, the Poor, and the Lowly. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 113. Continue to be kindly gracious towards the believers (15. 89). 114. . Continue thy companionship with those who call on their Lord, morning and evening, seeking His pleasure, and look not beyond them, for if thou dost that thou wouldst be seeking the values of this life (18. 29). 115. Oppress not the orphan and chide not him who asks (93. 10-11). 116. Knowest thou him who rejects the faith? That is the one who drives away the orphan and urges not the feeding of the poor (107. 2-4). 262. Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas relates: Six of us were with the Holy. Prophet when the pagans said to him: Drive these ones away, lest they should begin to venture against us. The six were Ibn Mas'ud, a man of the Huzail,. Bilal, two men whose names I do not know, and myself. The Holy Prophet thought what Allah wished him to think, and Allah sent down: Drive not away those who call upon their Lord morning and evening seeking His countenance (6. 53) (Muslim). 263. Abu Hurairah ‘Aiz ibn Amr Muzani relates that Abu Sufyan came with a party of people to Salman, Suhaib and Bilal and these latter said to him: Did not the swords of Allah exact their due from the enemy of Allah?. Abu Bakr said to them: Do you speak like this to the chief of the Quraish and their master? Then he went to the Holy Prophet and related this to him. He said: Abu Bakr, perchance you have offended them. If so, you have offended your Lord. Abu Bakr went back to them and said: Brothers, did I offend you?. They replied: No. May Allah forgive you, brother (Muslim). 264. Sahl ibn Sa'ad relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who takes care of an orphan and me will be like this in Paradise; and he raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration (Bokhari). 265. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who takes care of an orphan, whether related to him or a stranger, will be like these two in Paradise; and the narrator raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration (Muslim).