Orphan Fund

وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا- إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا

“and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive, ˹saying to themselves,˺ “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.” (Qur’an, 76: 8-9)

In Islam, nurturing an orphan is a means to enter Paradise. It comes in a Hadith Sharif, “Whoever cares for an orphan, providing with his/her own family’s food and feeding him/her until they are satisfied, Paradise becomes obligatory for them.” (Musnad Ahmad: 18252)

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Avoid the seven destructive sins.” The Companions asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! What are they?” He said, “Associating others with Allah in worship, magic, unjustly taking a life which Allah has made sacred, consuming usury, appropriating the property of the orphan, fleeing from the battlefield at the time of fighting, and slandering chaste, innocent women who are believers.” (Sahih Bukhari: 2766)