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Is it possible for the one who sponsors an orphan to reach the status of the People of Hadith, the sciences of the Qur'an, and Fiqh in Paradise, or even surpass them, despite exerting less effort than they did in seeking and teaching knowledge, or will they be distinguished by characteristics in Paradise that others will not possess?

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Knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah holds immense significance. Allah the Almighty has elevated the status of its practitioners and preferred it over other acts of obedience, as stated in His words: "Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees." And in the Hadith: "Indeed, Allah elevates some people by this Book and debases others by it," and "The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the least of you," and "The superiority of knowledge is better than the superiority of worship."

Therefore, sponsoring an orphan does not equate to the merit of knowledge, for scholars are the inheritors of the prophets, the protectors of the religion, and its teachers.

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