Daily Ramadan Digest: 5 Characteristics Of An Orphan And 3 Unbelievable Rewards For Any Muslim Who Takes Care Of An Orphan

Who is an orphan and what value or rewards await someone who puts an orphan in his or her custody for care and safe keep just like his or her own biological children?

According to two definitions from the American dictionary, an orphan is: "A person especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died." OR "A person especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned him."

Comparing the real meaning of who an orphan is according to Shari'a (Islamic laws/jurisprudence), Sheikh Abdulmajeed Imran Eleha says: "An orphan is a person whose father is dead but still has a mother" OR "An orphan could also be a baby or minor who was abandoned on a dumpsite, walkway path, roadside, etc."

There are myriads of (Aayaat) verses in the Glorious Qu'ran, where Allah (SWT) informed Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon his noble soul) about orphans. These include: Q89vs17, Q107vs2, among others.

The messenger of Allah also preached about taking good care of orphans.

Looking down into Shari'a, the five features itemised below are synonymous with an orphan

1. A person who is always feeling lonely.

2. A person who people always forget he exist.

3. A weak person.

4. A person who is often seen as the last one to be given attention.

5. A person in need of monetary and material resources.

Furthermore, every Muslim who has the financial means should try to have at least an orphan in his care. This is because the rewards for taking care of an orphan until he becomes financially independent is enormous.

1. A person who takes care of at least three orphans will get the reward as if he used all his lifetime to observe Nawaafil (voluntary prayers) and to do Jihaad (striving on the course of Islam with wealth and body).

2. A person who takes care of an orphan and also plays with him by using his fingers to comb the orphan's hair will be rewarded on each hair strand of the orphan he combs with his fingers.

3. Finally on the day of judgement, the person will be together with the Messenger of Allah, in addition, he will be an occupant of Al-Janna (Paradise).

As Ramadan rolls on, every Muslim should think of how he will take care of at least an orphan. And also see him or her as one of his own children when he does so.

Daily Ramadan Digest is an exclusive for NAIJALOVEINFO in all days throughout the month of Ramadan and it's written by Oladele Hakeem Olaniyan

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