Does sponsoring an orphan through the Islamic Relief Agency, which entails paying an amount to the agency for it to oversee the orphan, fall under the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): "I and the sponsor of an orphan will be in Paradise like these two,"?
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Whoever pays money to trustworthy relief organizations for the sponsorship of orphans falls under the الحديث (Prophetic narration) of sponsoring an orphan, for he is their true sponsor. This is because sponsorship is based on funding and supervision, and whoever takes charge of the financial aspect has fulfilled the essential pillar of sponsorship.
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