A man was complaining about his ruthlessness to the Prophet (a.s). The Prophet (a.s) said: “Whenever you want to become soft-hearted feed a poor person and caress an orphan.”
وروي إن رجلا شكا إلى النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) قساوة قلبه، فقال
إذا أردت أن يلين قلبك فأطعم المسكين وامسح رأس اليتيم.
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