Instructions Concerning Orphans

 

Commandments Concerning Orphans (L-283)

وَإِن تُخالِطوهُم فَإِخوانُكُم ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ المُفسِدَ مِنَ المُصلِحِ ۚ وَلَو شاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَعنَتَكُم ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزيزٌ حَكيمٌ220c.

220c.  Wa  ‘in-  tukhaalituu-hum  fa- ‘ikhwaanukum.  WAllaahu  ya’-lamul-mufsida  mi-nal- muslih.  Wa  law shaaa- ‘Allaahu  la-‘a’–natakum.  ‘InnAllaaha  ‘Aziizun  Hakiim.

220c.  And if you intermix with them, then they are your brethren.” God knows the dishonest from the honest. Had God willed, He could have overburdened you. God is Mighty and Wise.

We have recited the question of the Companions (Sahaabah) (May God be pleased with them) concerning orphans. In reply; God commanded with complete detail that improving the lot of orphans is best in reward and remuneration. Their position is like your brothers. Then formality with them is of what sort? The purpose is to improve the lot and correction of the orphans’ wealth and property, so one should do as he deems better. If any individual thinks that there is some more advantage in separating their accounts, then he should do so. But if he considers that the orphan will remain in gain due to mutual business, then nothing is wrong with it also. After all, they are your religious brothers.

The orphans are considered as extremely despised and humiliated in the old cultures and besides this among several existing nations, but Islam has explained by saying them ‘ikh-waanukum (your brothers) that there is no difference between you and them being a mankind. They should be dear to you as your own brothers are dear to you. They have the right to improve themselves. None should stand in their way. Moreover, they should be helped to achieve their goals as one brother helps the other. So you should keep in view their correction and betterment in every condition, and for it; you can adopt any method which you like. God knows the secrets of everyone’s heart and understands that who spoils and who improves.

After it, God commanded also that if God wished, a strict order might be given too, which you had to do, because He is Mighty, Wise. But He did not do so because He understands the convenience of every Command. He doesn’t order which may be difficult and heavy. https://youtu.be/W0hIddjHiyg

Improving The Orphans’ Lot

 

Improvement in the lot of orphans (L-282)

وَيَسأَلونَكَ عَنِ اليَتامىٰ ۖ قُل إِصلاحٌ لَهُم خَيرٌ ۖ 220b.

220b.  Wa  yas- ‘aluunaka  ‘anil-yataamaa.  Qul  ‘islaahul-lahum  Khayr.

220b.  And they ask you about orphans. Say, “Improvement for them is best.

‘Al-yataamaa – (the orphans), it is plural of Yatiim which means the orphan, (the boy or the girl whose father or mother or both have departed). After the death of child’s father the orphan-hood becomes more miserable for him/her.  

‘Islaahun – (to improve the lot), each type of physical, financial and moral arrangement comes in it. Here it concerns particularly with the financial improvement of the orphans.

This verse was revealed as reply to the question of those companions’ (Sahaaba) (May God be pleased with them), to whom the responsibility of orphans was given to bring them up. Some people did not use to care in the property of the orphans. Upon that occasion; this verse was revealed, “Wa  laa  taqrabuu maa- lal  yatiimi  ‘illaa  billatii  hiya  ‘ahsan” (Don’t go near the property of orphans except for their betterment). Due to this verse, those people who were guardians of the orphans, feared and separated totally their expenses. Then there was another problem due to separating the expenses, that, which thing was prepared for the orphans, if some of it remained in balance that was perished. In this care; there was being some loss of the orphans. So they raised doubts about it in the court of Messenger (ﷺ) that “which system would be better for expenses of the orphans”? Should their expenses be kept totally separate or be included in our calculation/account?

It has been replied in this verse that actual purpose is “to improve their lot” manage at your own as it may be possible, intention and will should be only to improve their lot and do better for the orphans, whether the expenses are separated or included.

Number of children like this; are in abundance in the society who have been deprived of the kindness of their parents during child-hood. Strength of orphans increases very much during the time of war. They do not have ability to reap sound advantages properly out of their goods, wealth and property. It is very necessary to look after them; otherwise it is much possible that they will go astray or be ruined. The people who take their responsibility for looking after and training, they should use their wealth and property with great care and honesty.

Nowadays, fostering the orphans and execution of the orphanage has become a regular pastime business. Bosses of some institutes use the orphans as tool for their unlawful aims. They disgrace them economically, socially and morally very much. It is Strict Threat for like these individuals. 

The Messenger of God (ﷺ) has emphasized much for training and looking after the orphans and declared abundant reward and remuneration for it. 

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