Hadith 5266

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ زَاذَانَ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا لِي مِنْ أَجْرِهِ وَتَنَاوَلَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْأَرْض مَا يَزِنُ هَذِهِ ، أَوْ مِثْلَ هَذِهِ ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ لَطَمَ غُلَامَهُ ، أَوْ ضَرَبَهُ ، فَكَفَّارَتُهُ عِتْقُهُ " .
Zadhan says that on one occasion, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) called one of his slaves and set him free, and picking up a straw or something similar from the ground, he said: "I will not receive any reward for freeing him, not even equal to this straw. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever slaps his slave, its expiation is that he should set him free."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 5266
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح ، م : 1657 .