Faithful Reflections

He knew what it was like to have no father. So no one loved orphans like he did. Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ Kindness to Orphans - Quran & Hadith By Mohammad Aamir • Seerah & Heart Softener • 18 min read • Updated August 2026 Quick take: I'll be honest — I didn't write this to impress anyone. I wrote it because I needed it. I keep forgetting how soft his heart was. The Qur'an says he ﷺ was sent as mercy to the worlds, and then Bukhari and Muslim show me that mercy in tiny moments: wiping an orphan's head, letting a slave-girl pull him by the hand, shortening salah because a baby cried. If you feel hard-hearted like I sometimes do, read this slowly. It will soften you. Contents 1. Why I Needed to Write This 2. He Was an Orphan Himself 3. The Qur'an Says: Mercy to the Worlds 4. Gentleness Was a Gift from Allah 5. Don't Oppress the Orphan, Don't Repel the Beggar 6. Lower Your Wing — Be Small With the Weak 7. He Grieved for Peo...