Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #140
Generosity and Orphans
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمُ بْنُ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِابْنِ سِيرِينَ: عِنْدِي يَتِيمٌ، قَالَ: اصْنَعْ بِهِ مَا تَصْنَعُ بِوَلَدِكَ، اضْرِبْهُ مَا تَضْرِبُ وَلَدَكَ.
Asma' bint 'Ubayd said, "I said to Ibn Sirin, 'I have an orphan in my
care.' He said, 'Treat him as you would treat your own child. Beat him as
you would beat your own child.'"
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This hadith is #140 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Generosity and Orphans.