how ugly is misguidance after guidance! When you make a promise to your friend, fulfil your promise. If you do not, it will bring about enmity between you and him. Seek refuge in Allah from a companion who, when you mention something to him, does not help you and who does not remind you when you forget."  

قَالَ دَاوُدُ كُنَّ لِلْيَتِيمِ كَالأَبِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ كَمَا تَزْرَعُ كَذَلِكَ تَحْصُدُ مَا أَقْبَحَ الْفَقْرَ بَعْدَ الْغِنَى وَأَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ أَقْبَحُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الضَّلاَلَةُ بَعْدَ الْهُدَى وَإِذَا وَعَدْتَ صَاحِبَكَ فَأَنْجِزْ لَهُ مَا وَعَدْتَهُ فَإِنْ لاَ تَفْعَلْ يُورِثُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ وَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ صَاحِبٍ إِنْ ذَكَرْتَ لَمْ يُعِنْكَ وَإِنْ نَسِيتَ لَمْ يُذَكِّرْكَ  

Al-Hasan said, "I remember a time among the Muslims when their men would shout (to remind their families), 'O family! O family! (Look after) your orphan! Your orphan! O family! O family! (Look after) your orphan! Your poor person! Your poor person! O family! O family! (Look after) your neighbour! Your neighbour!' Time has been swift in taking the best of you while every day you become baser."  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ عَهِدْتُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْهُمْ لَيُصْبِحُ فَيَقُولُ يَا أَهْلِيَهْ يَا أَهْلِيَهْ يَتِيمَكُمْ يَتِيمَكُمْ يَا أَهْلِيَهْ يَا أَهْلِيَهْ مِسْكِينَكُمْ مِسْكِينَكُمْ يَا أَهْلِيَهْ يَا أَهْلِيَهْ جَارَكُمْ جَارَكُمْ وَأُسْرِعَ بِخِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَرْذُلُونَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ وَإِذَا شِئْتَ رَأَيْتَهُ فَاسِقًا يَتَعَمَّقُ بِثَلاَثِينَ أَلْفًا إِلَى النَّارِ مَا لَهُ قَاتَلَهُ اللَّهُ؟ بَاعَ خَلاَقَهُ مِنَ اللهِ بِثَمَنِ عَنْزٍ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ رَأَيْتَهُ مُضَيِّعًا مُرْبَدًّا فِي سَبِيلِ الشَّيْطَانِ لاَ وَاعِظَ لَهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَلاَ مِنَ النَّاسِ  

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.'"  

عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ سِيرِينَ عِنْدِي يَتِيمٌ قَالَ اصْنَعْ بِهِ مَا تَصْنَعُ بِوَلَدِكَ اضْرِبْهُ مَا تَضْرِبُ وَلَدَكَ