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adab:142

Shumaysa al-'Atakiyya said, "The disciplining of orphans was mentioned in the presence of 'A'isha and she said, 'I would beat an orphan until he submits.'"  

الأدب المفرد:١٤٢حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ

عَنْ شُمَيْسَةَ الْعَتَكِيَّةِ قَالَتْ ذُكِرَ أَدَبُ الْيَتِيمِ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي لأَضْرِبُ الْيَتِيمَ حَتَّى يَنْبَسِطَ  

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