Is raising my husband's children and being kind to them considered the guardianship of an orphan?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a listener from Jordan who sent a set of questions. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I have my husband's children. I raised them and treated them well, and I love them and they love me. So, am I considered their orphan's guardian? And will I be rewarded for that?
Answer:
These are not orphans unless their father has passed away. If you take them in, that is the guardianship of an orphan. But if their father is alive, this is kindness and dutifulness, and it is not the guardianship of an orphan. However, it is kindness and dutifulness, and there is reward in it, if Allah wills. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is a listener from Jordan who sent a set of questions. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I have my husband's children. I raised them and treated them well, and I love them and they love me. So, am I considered their orphan's guardian? And will I be rewarded for that?
Answer:
These are not orphans unless their father has passed away. If you take them in, that is the guardianship of an orphan. But if their father is alive, this is kindness and dutifulness, and it is not the guardianship of an orphan. However, it is kindness and dutifulness, and there is reward in it, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5901- هل تربية أولاد زوجي والإحسان إليهم يعد من كفالة اليتيم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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