Emancipation
Bulugh al-Maram #1618
كتاب العتق
وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ - رضى الله عنه - «قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -أَيُّ اَلْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ? قَالَ:»إِيمَانٌ بِاَللَّهِ, وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ«. قُلْتُ: فَأَيُّ اَلرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ? قَالَ:» أَعْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا, وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا«مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ».
Abu Dharr (RAA) narrated, I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ‘Which action is the most excellent?’ He replied, “Faith in Allah and Jihad in His Cause.” I then asked, ‘Which slaves are the most excellent (for the purpose of emancipating them)’ and he replied, “Those whose prices are the highest and are the most valuable to their owners.” Agreed upon.
وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ - رضى الله عنه - "قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -أَيُّ اَلْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ? قَالَ: "إِيمَانٌ بِاَللَّهِ, وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ" . قُلْتُ: فَأَيُّ اَلرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ? قَالَ: " أَعْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا, وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا" مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ" .
Abu Dharr (RAA) narrated, I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ‘Which action is the most excellent?’ He replied, “Faith in Allah and Jihad in His Cause.” I then asked, ‘Which slaves are the most excellent (for the purpose of emancipating them)’ and he replied, “Those whose prices are the highest and are the most valuable to their owners.” Agreed upon.
— Bulugh al-Maram, Hadith 1618