Hadith 8

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Book 7: Generosity and Orphans

Chapter 75

The excellence of someone who provides for an orphan in the company

بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ يَعُولُ يَتِيمًا مِنْ أَبَوَيْهِ

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 136
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلاَءُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ كَانَ لاَ يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا إِلاَّ وَعَلَى خِوَانِهِ يَتِيمٌ‏.‏
Abu Bakr ibn Hafs reported that 'Abdullah would not eat unless an orphan was at his table.