Is it permissible to strike an orphan to discipline him and guide him toward good?

Question: Also, in a letter from Abdullah al-Sulayman from Riyadh, there is a question that says: Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Dhuha:9]. Is disciplining an orphan and striking him when he makes a mistake, even if it leads to his severe crying, considered oppressing him?

Answer:
No, the intended meaning of oppressing him is wronging him, transgressing against him, and being arrogant toward him. As for disciplining him and guiding him toward good, that is not included in this; rather, it is obligatory for the guardian. It is obligatory for the guardian to discipline him and not neglect him until his character becomes bad. If the orphan is neglected, his character becomes bad, and he becomes a burden on people and a heavy weight on people.
But it is obligatory for his guardian, such as his uncle or his brother, or the like, to watch over him. If his character becomes bad, he should discipline him until he becomes upright, until he becomes a well-mannered young man, just as he disciplines his own children. So, reforming them is necessary. Just as you discipline your children, you discipline the orphan in your care. This is not wronging him, nor oppressing him, nor mistreating him; rather, this is reforming him and doing good to him so that his character becomes upright, and so that he becomes a good, well-mannered young man who places things in their proper places and places words in their proper places. Yes.