Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “One who strives to help the widows and the poor is like the one who fights in the way of Allah.” The narrator said: I think that he (ﷺ) added also: “I shall regard him as the one who stands up (for prayer) without rest and as the one who observes fasts continuously”.
Al-Bukhari and Muslim
You will be close to the Prophet Muhammad (saw)
Sponsoring orphans is a cause particularly dear to the Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) heart. He (saw) was also an orphan – his father passed away before he was even born, and his mother passed away when he was a young child.
The Prophet (saw) said, ‘The one who cares for an orphan and me will be together in Paradise like this’, and he (saw) held his two fingers together to illustrate.
Bukhari
You will have ‘the best house’
The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, ‘The best house among the Muslims is the house in which orphans are well-treated. The worst house among the Muslims is the house in which orphans are ill-treated’
Bukhari
’And they give food, in spite of love for it, to the needy, the orphan, and the captive. [Saying], “We feed you only for the countenance of Allah. We don’t want from you either reward or gratitude. Indeed, we fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful”’
Qur’an, 76:8-10
It is a Sadaqah Jariyah unlike any other!
Long after you have stopped sponsoring your orphanage, you will continue to gain reward for your compassion. Every time they use something they learned at school; you will be rewarded. Every time they make du’a for you, you will benefit.
sponsoring an orphan brings you closer to the Prophet (saw), gives you ‘the best house’, and is a righteous action; it also blesses your wealth and is a great way to pay Zakat monthly; furthermore, you will be called through the gate of Joy into Jannah and enjoy the (literally) heavenly luxuries; in addition, it is a Sadaqah Jariyah which contains incredible barakah; on top of all this, it saves lives!