When I was choosing some narrations to quote here, I came across a narration from a person by the name of Abu Tafil who said, "During his lifetime, Imam Ali (pbuh) attached great importance to orphans, and he used to caress them. He would say, 'I am the father of the orphans. I must show compassion to them, so that I will have treated them like a father.'" Abu Tafil continues, "Imam Ali (pbuh) had put honey in the mouths of the orphans with his own hands so many times that one of the Muslims of that time said, "I had wished I was an orphan too, so that I would have received the same attention and kindness from the Commander of the Faithful (pbuh)."
This is how Imam Ali (pbuh) treated the orphans. Therefore, the story, which is famous among the narrators and is perhaps written in some of the books, is not unlikely. The story says that when it was announced Imam Ali (pbuh) needed milk to heal his wound and the poisoning, they saw that many orphaned children had gathered around the house of Imam Ali (pbuh) holding bowls of milk. May Allah's peace be upon you, O' Commander of the Faithful. Peace be upon you, your soul and your body.
After the martyrdom of Imam Ali (as) , the orphans came to know that it was Imam Ali (as) who use to drop food at their food in the darkness of night .
Father of orphans of Kufa , Imam Ali (as) used to visit them , comfort them & never let any of them sleep empty stomach .
* Don't talk about your parents in front of the orphans , for their wounds can't withstand more pain , certainly one who usurps the orphan's property, his own children shall be similarly dealt with in this world in the near future & he will suffer for it in the hereafter . Whoever takes care of the orphans , his children will be cared for . *
~ Imam Ali (as)
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