The purified wife of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him), Lady Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), freed one of her slave girls. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to her: "If you had given her to your maternal relatives, you would have received a greater reward."
Hadith Referenceاللؤلؤ والمرجان / كتاب الزكاة / 583
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:«صحیح»
Hadith Takhrij«صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 51 كتاب الهبة: 16 باب بمن يُبدأ بالهدية»