صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الزكاة
The Book of Zakat
باب فَضْلِ النَّفَقَةِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى الأَقْرَبِينَ وَالزَّوْجِ وَالأَوْلاَدِ وَالْوَالِدَيْنِ وَلَوْ كَانُوا مُشْرِكِينَ:
Chapter: The virtue of spending and giving charity to relatives, spuses, children and parents, even if they are idolaters
Hadith 999
This hadith is listed as number 2317 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ ، أَنَّهَا أَعْتَقَتْ وَلِيدَةً فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " لَوْ أَعْطَيْتِهَا أَخْوَالَكِ كَانَ أَعْظَمَ لِأَجْرِكِ " .
Maimuna bint Harith reported that she set free a slave-girl during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and she made a mention of that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: Had you given her to your maternal uncles, you would have a greater reward.
