Status: to be checked — The Arabic wording below is the famous, widely quoted wording. The exact reference (volume and Hadith number) in the five source books must be verified before use.
Said by: The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Arabic (عربی):
خَيْرُ بَيْتٍ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَيْتٌ فِيهِ يَتِيمٌ يُحْسَنُ إِلَيْهِ وَشَرُّ بَيْتٍ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَيْتٌ فِيهِ يَتِيمٌ يُسَاءُ إِلَيْهِ
English translation:
"The best house among the Muslims is a house in which an orphan is treated well, and the worst house among the Muslims is a house in which an orphan is treated badly."
Reference: [reference — to be verified]
💡 Explanation: An orphan has no father to protect him. Treating an orphan with love and respect makes a home beloved to Allah, and mistreating one makes it a place of shame. The Prophet (SAW) also said he and the guardian of an orphan will be in Paradise side by side.
An orphan has no father to protect him.