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Honoring One's Father And Being Kind To Daughters

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Darussalam · Volume 5

Chapters On Etiquette

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الحديث: 3667 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1209

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3667. It was narrated from Surāqah bin Mālik that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Shall I not tell you of the best charity? A daughter who comes back to you and has no other breadwinner apart from you." (Da'if)

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3667 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُلَيٍّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَذْكُرُ، عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ الصَّدَقَةِ؟ ابْنَتُكَ مَرْدُودَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَيْسَ لَهَا كَاسِبٌ غَيْرُكَ»

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After marrying a daughter off, her parents are no longer responsible for her maintenance. The father is responsible to spend on his widow or divorced daughter if she is not married again. Spending on a daughter and her small children is highly rewarding. Similarly, by spending on a sister and niece one receives a great reward. Taking care of a poor widow and her orphan children, even if she is not a relative, is a great good deed.