Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioning charity; he said: Part of charity is that a neck be freed and that it be released. A man said: Are these two not one and the same? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No! Freeing it means that you free it, and releasing it means that you help in freeing it. He said: And if I do not do this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then a gift that flows abundantly (or drips, meaning giving an animal for its milk), and kindness to a relative.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Malik bin Musa; al-Azdi says: He is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العتق / 7243
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الأوسط (1490)»