The virtue of sponsoring orphans on behalf of oneself and one's parents

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. After this, there is a message from one of the sisters, Waw-Mim-Taa, who asks and says: Is it permissible for me to sponsor an orphan from my monthly stipend at the college? And is it permissible for me to sponsor an orphan on behalf of my father from my stipend as well, knowing that my father is alive and well and is not aware of this?

Answer:
If you know the orphan and know that this maintenance will reach him and be spent on him, then this is a noble deed and it carries a great reward. Indeed, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has commanded kindness to orphans and established for them a right among the other rights obligatory upon Muslims. So if you are certain of the orphan's situation, that what you pay reaches him, and that it is spent for his benefit, then this is a noble deed that you may prioritize over yourself and over your parents from your stipend, and you will have a reward in that, if Allah wills. Yes.