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Ashraf AboArafe
In a unique and usual gesture, Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari, Ambassador of the sisterly State of Qatar and Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States, called for participation in drawing joy on the face of an orphan child on “Arab Orphan Day” corresponding to March 20, 2025 at a luxury hotel in Cairo..
This comes in belief in the hadith of the Messenger (PBUH).. On the authority of Abu Al-Darda, may God be pleased with him, he said: A man came to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, complaining of the hardness of his heart, so he, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: ((Do you want your heart to soften and your need to be met?
(Have mercy on the orphan, stroke his head and feed him from your food, your heart will soften and your need will be met)..
Sponsoring an orphan brings many benefits and virtues that benefit the sponsor in this world and the hereafter, and these virtues are evident in the following:
Evidence of purity of character and soundness of heart: Sponsoring an orphan is conclusive evidence of the purity of character and soundness of character, as the sponsor’s kindness to The orphan reflects his faith and purity of heart.
The Prophet’s neighborhood in Paradise: The sponsor will be in Paradise in a position close to the Prophet – may God bless him and grant him peace – where he will share in his neighborhood in the afterlife, which reflects the great reward that awaits the sponsor.
The great reward from God: The sponsor will receive a great reward from God Almighty for his kindness and care for the orphan, as reviving the trust entrusted to him is rewarded with a great reward from God.
Relieving distress and softening the heart: Sponsoring an orphan contributes to relieving the sponsor’s worries and softening his heart, as kindness and mercy bring peace and happiness to the soul.
With these virtues, the effect of sponsoring an orphan is evident in achieving blessings and happiness in the sponsor’s world and in the afterlife, which makes this work one of the greatest charitable works that a person can do.
