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 176 It is related from ʿAmru bin Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, that, 'A man came to the Prophet and said, "Verily I have money, but my father is in need of my money." He replied, "Thou and thy money belong to thy father. Verily your children are the best of your earnings. Eat of your children's earnings."'—Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah.

It is related from Abú Bakr Aṣ Ṣiddíq that, 'The Prophet said, "The one who treats his slave badly will not enter paradise."'—At Tirmidhí, Ibn Májah.

It is related from Abú Ayyúb that he said, 'I heard the Apostle of God say, "Whoever separates a mother and her child; God will separate him from his friends on the day of resurrection."'—At Tirmidhí, Al Dárimi.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿOmar that he said, 'A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Apostle of God, how often shall we forgive our servants?" But he remained silent. Afterwards he repeated the question, but he remained silent. Then when he asked the third time, he replied, "Forgive him seventy times every day."'—Abú Dáud.

It is related from Ibn ʿAbbas that, 'When the word of God Most High came down, "Meddle not with the substance of the orphan, otherwise than for the improving thereof," and the word of God, "Surely they who devour the possessions of orphans unjustly shall swallow down nothing but fire into their bellies"; then the one who had an orphan living with him departed and separated his food from his own and his drink from his own. And when anything was left out from the food of the orphan, he kept it until the latter ate it or drank it, or it went bad. But that became distressing (to the orphans), and they mentioned it to the Apostle of God. Then God Most High sent down (the revelation), "They will ask thee concerning orphans. Say, to deal righteously with them is best; and if ye mix your things with theirs, verily they are your brethren." Then they mixed their food with their own, and their drink with their own.'—Abú Dáud, An Nasái.