It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you buys a slave-girl, let the first thing he feeds her be something sweet, for it is more pleasing to her heart."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain, and Uthman bin Abd al-Rahman al-Tara'ifi is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 6069
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: وإسناده أقل درجاته الحسن «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 4، ص 236»»