Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Dharr! Never accept guardianship over the wealth of an orphan, nor act as a judge between two people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I have no wealth, but there is an orphan under my guardianship, so can I take from his wealth? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You may eat from your orphan’s wealth, but do not be extravagant in it, nor wasteful, nor one who accumulates wealth, nor one who saves your own wealth. Or he said: nor one who saves your own wealth through his wealth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when this verse was revealed: "Do not go near the wealth of the orphan except in the best manner," people separated the wealth of the orphans from their own wealth. (But due to this, the problem arose that) the orphan's food would spoil and the meat would become foul-smelling, and thus his wealth would be wasted. So when this matter was presented before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this command was revealed: "If you mix them (the orphans) with yourselves, then they are your brothers, and Allah knows the corrupter from the reformer."