Hadith 19532

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَمَةٌ فَعَلَّمَهَا ، فَأَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمَهَا ، وَأَدَّبَهَا ، فَأَحْسَنَ تَأْدِيبَهَا ، وَأَعْتَقَهَا ، فَتَزَوَّجَهَا ، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ ، وَعَبْدٌ أَدَّى حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَحَقَّ مَوَالِيهِ ، وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ آمَنَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ عِيسَى ، وَمَا جَاءَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has a slave-girl and gives her excellent education and teaches her good manners, then sets her free and marries her, he will receive a double reward. Similarly, a slave who fulfills the right of Allah and also fulfills the right of his master, or a person from the People of the Book who believed in the Shariah of Jesus and also believed in the Shariah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he too will receive a double reward.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 19532
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 97، م: 154