الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العتقBook of Emancipation
بَابُ فَضْلِ الْعِتْقِ وَالْحَتْ عَلَيْهِChapter on the Virtue of Emancipation and Encouragement for It
Hadith 5213
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ أَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ قَالَ تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ وَقَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ قَالَ كُفَّ أَذَاكَ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "Which deed is the best?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "To have faith in Allah Almighty and to strive in His path." I said: "Which slave's emancipation is the best?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who is most valuable and expensive in the eyes of his owners." I said: "What if I am not able to do that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Then help someone in distress or do some work for a person who is unskilled." I said: "What if I am unable to do even that good deed?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then keep people safe from your evil; this too will be a charity from you for yourself."
