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ACTNews, PANGKALPINANG
– Islam honors orphans to the extent that Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon
Him) promised us a great reward if we take care of them, as recorded in a
hadith narrated by Imam Tirmidhi:
“Whoever embraces
an orphan from among the Muslims and shares with him his food and drink, Allah
will admit to Heaven unless he commits a sin that is unforgivable.”
In another hadith,
the Prophet (PBUH) also advised Muslims to stay away from seven major sins, including
eating the property of an orphan, as recorded in a hadith narrated by Bukhari
and Muslim:
The Prophet said,
"Keep away from the seven fatalities." It was asked: "What are
they, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Associating anything with
Allah in worship (i.e., committing an act of Shirk), sorcery, killing of one
whom Allah has declared inviolable without a just cause, devouring the property
of an orphan, the eating of usury (Riba), fleeing from the battlefield and
accusing chaste believing women, who never even think of anything touching
their chastity."
The Holy Qur’an
also mentions the word orphans 23
times. In the 107th Chapter of the Qur’an, Allah calls a person who
repulses the orphans “the one who denies the Recompense”.
In Islamic
law, an orphan is someone whose father dies when he or she is still a child.
According to the opinion of the Islamic jurists, once a fatherless child has
hit puberty, marked by wet dreams for males and menstruation for females, he or
she is no longer considered an orphan. However, taking
care of them is still considered a good deed that is praiseworthy.
ACT Bangka’s Support for Orphans
Based on these
injunctions from the Qur’an and Sunnah on caring for orphans, Aksi Cepat
Tanggap (ACT) branch offices in various regions of Indonesia have held programs
to support the orphans. In Pangkalpinang, for instance, ACT Bangka gave away
food packages to orphans in Rangkui District.
Supported by
volunteers from Masyarakat Relawan Indonesia, the aid distribution event was
also attended by the Head of Rangkui District, representatives of the Bukit Intan
Police, and non-governmental organizations from the administrative villages in
Rangkui District, Tuesday (9/28/2021).
"Alhamdulillah,
we are happy with the collaboration to cheer up these orphans that have been
honored by Allah. We hope that we can always work together to care for the
orphans who need support from us all,” said Head of Rangkui District Muhammad
Subhan.
Raffles Gordon
Kusumah of the ACT Bangka Program team also expressed his gratitude to all
parties who had worked together to support orphans. He also invited everyone to
contribute to taking care of orphans especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“You can deliver
your best assistance to ACT Bangka Branch Office which is located on Jalan
Mesjid Jamik Number 27, Rangkui District, Pangkalpinang City. You can also
contact us through our social media accounts to make donating easier," said
Raffles.[]
