Hadith about caring for orphans
6 hadith about caring for orphans, each with its collection, number and grading: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the Sunan.
سنن الدارقطني — Number 1740 · Grading: شديد الضعف
فِي مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ زَكَاةٌ
Narrator: عبد الله بن عمرو السهمي · Compiler: الدارقطني (d. 385 هـ)
Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 4918 · Grading: صحيح
أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا ، وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى وَفَرَّجَ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا
Translation: Narrated Sahl:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I and the one who looks after an orphan will be like this in Paradise," showing his middle and index fingers and separating them (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: سهل بن سعد الساعدي · Compiler: البخاري (d. 256 هـ)
Sunan Abi Dawud — Number 3047 · Grading: حسن
الْخَرَاجُ بِالضَّمَانِ
Narrator: عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق · Compiler: أبو داود (d. 275 هـ)
Muwatta Malik — Number 582 · Grading: ضعيف
اتَّجِرُوا فِي أَمْوَالِ الْيَتَامَى لَا تَأْكُلُهَا الزَّكَاةُ
Translation: Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "Trade with the property of orphans and then it will not be eaten away by zakat (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: عمر بن الخطاب العدوي · Compiler: مالك (d. 179 هـ)
Sahih Muslim — Number 1500 · Grading: صحيح
لِأَنَّهُ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِرَبِّهِ تَعَالَى
Narrator: أنس بن مالك الأنصاري · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Sunan Ibn Majah — Number 845 · Grading: ضعيف
فَلَمَّا قَالَ : وَلا الضَّالِّينَ سورة الفاتحة آية 7 ، سورة الفاتحة آية 7 قَالَ : آمِينَ ، فَسَمِعْنَاهَا
Narrator: وائل بن حجر الحضرمي · Compiler: ابن ماجه (d. 273 هـ)
Source: the “Al-Jami‘” Hadith Knowledge Graph (CC-BY-4.0). Gradings as given by the source; for religious rulings, refer to the official authorities.