Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "A child cannot repay his parent unless he finds them as a slave and then buys them and ˹thereby˺ sets them free."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ
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A son does not repay what he owes his father unless he buys him (the father) in case he is a slave and then emancipates him. In the narration transmitted by Ibn Abu Shaiba there is a slight change of words.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدًا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ
A son does not repay what he owes to his father unless he buys him and emancipates him if he finds him in slavery.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ
the Messenger of Allah said: "A son could not do enough for his father, unless he found him as a slave and purchased him to set him free."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدًا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ
Messenger of Allah said: "No child can compensate his father unless he finds a slave, and buys him and sets him free."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ