Hadith 14

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Book 7: Generosity and Orphans

Chapter 79

Disciplining an orphan

بَابُ أَدَبِ الْيَتِيمِ

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 142
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ شُمَيْسَةَ الْعَتَكِيَّةِ قَالَتْ‏:‏ ذُكِرَ أَدَبُ الْيَتِيمِ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَتْ‏:‏ إِنِّي لأَضْرِبُ الْيَتِيمَ حَتَّى يَنْبَسِطَ‏.‏
Shumaysa al-'Atakiyya said, "The disciplining of orphans was mentioned in the presence of 'A'isha and she said, 'I would beat an orphan until he submits.'"