The ruling on taking a fee for the guardianship of an orphan
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it permissible for a person to volunteer, or to pay a fee to another person, for him to take on, for example, the guardianship of orphans? For example, he takes on one orphan for himself and another for someone else without his knowledge, so that he intends the reward for himself?
Answer:
The guardianship of an orphan carries a great virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: But the needy orphan who has no wealth, and you know him, you take on his guardianship. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
This questioner says: Is it permissible for a person to volunteer, or to pay a fee to another person, for him to take on, for example, the guardianship of orphans? For example, he takes on one orphan for himself and another for someone else without his knowledge, so that he intends the reward for himself?
Answer:
The guardianship of an orphan carries a great virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I and the guardian of the orphan are like these two in Paradise, and he pointed with his index finger and middle finger,
أنا وكافل اليتيم كهاتين الجنة، وأشار بالسبابة ويصب عليه السبابة والوسطى،The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/198 — archive.org (9:46)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.