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Biography: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rh)

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تفسير من سورة النساء إلى سورة الأعراف
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بَابُ: «وَلا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ»
Chapter: "And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best"
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Hadith Number: 8598
عن سعيد بن جبير رضي الله عنه عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال لما نزلت ولا تقربوا مال اليتيم إلا بالتي هي احسن عزلوا اموال اليتامى حتى جعل الطعام يفسد واللحم ينتن فذكر ذلك للنبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فنزلت وإن تخالطوهم فإخوانكم والله يعلم المفسد من المصلح [سورة البقرة: ٢٢٠] قال فخالطوهم
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when this verse was revealed: {وَلَا تَقْرَبُوْا مَالَ الْیَتِیمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِی ہِیَ أَ حْسَنُ} … Do not go near the wealth of the orphan, except in a way that is better. So the people separated the wealth of the orphans, and when they separated it, their food began to spoil and the meat began to stink. When this was mentioned to the Prophet (peace be upon him), this verse was revealed: {وَإِنْ تُخَالِطُوْہُمْ فَإِخْوَانُکُمْ وَاللّٰہُ یَعْلَمُ الْمُفْسِدَ مِنَ الْمُصْلِحِ} … If you mix with the orphans, then they are your brothers. Allah knows the corrupter from the reformer. After this command, the Companions mixed their food with theirs.


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