صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2765

Book 55: The Book of Wasaya (Wills and Testaments)

كِتَاب الْوَصَايَا

Chapter 22b

(22b) Chapter. How a guardian is to deal with an orphan’s wealth and what he can eat thereof according to his labour.

22 م- بَابُ وَمَا لِلْوَصِيِّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ فِي مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ، وَمَا يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ بِقَدْرِ عُمَالَتِهِ:

English narration

Narrated by عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق

The following Verse-- "If a guardian is well-off, let him claim no remuneration (i.e. wages), but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable." (4.6) was revealed in connection with the guardian of an orphan, and it means that if he is poor he can have for himself (from the orphan's wealth) what is just and reasonable according to the orphan's share of the inheritance.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَمَنْ كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ وَمَنْ كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ سورة النساء آية 6 ، قَالَتْ : أُنْزِلَتْ فِي وَالِي الْيَتِيمِ أن يصيب من ماله ، إذا كان محتاجا بقدر ماله بالمعروف " .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2765In-book: Book 55, Hadith 2765

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