On Miscellaneous Topics
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 28
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ أَنْكَرَ مِنْكُمْ قَسَاوَةَ قَلْبِهِ فَلْيَدْنُ يَتِيماً فَيُلاَطِفُهُ وَ لْيَمْسَحْ رَأْسَهُ يَلِينُ قَلْبُهُ بِإِذْنِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنَّ لِلْيَتِيمِ حَقّاً. وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «يُقْعِدُهُ عَلَى خِوَانِهِ وَ يَمْسَحُ رَأْسَهُ يَلِينُ قَلْبُهُ.
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "Whoever finds hardness in their heart should bring an orphan close, show kindness to them, and pass their hand over their head; this will soften their heart, by the permission of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic. Indeed, the orphan has a right." It is also reported that He said: "He should seat the orphan at his table and pass his hand over their head, and this will soften his heart."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh