Does sponsoring an orphan mean providing for his financial needs, or does it mean raising and caring for him?
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does sponsoring an orphan have different forms? For example, does a man send a monthly salary to a family of orphans, or is this limited to raising the orphan and taking care of him? Yes, sponsoring an orphan has different forms. For example, a man sends a monthly salary to a family of orphans, or is this limited to raising the orphan and taking care of him?
Answer:
Raising is one thing, and providing financial support is another. You provide for the orphan and you also raise him. Both are noble deeds: raising him and providing for him. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does sponsoring an orphan have different forms? For example, does a man send a monthly salary to a family of orphans, or is this limited to raising the orphan and taking care of him? Yes, sponsoring an orphan has different forms. For example, a man sends a monthly salary to a family of orphans, or is this limited to raising the orphan and taking care of him?
Answer:
Raising is one thing, and providing financial support is another. You provide for the orphan and you also raise him. Both are noble deeds: raising him and providing for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4620- 4717] هل كفالة اليتيم تعني الإنفاق عليه أم تربيته ورعايته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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