[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Sitting in a gathering like this is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ  

[Machine] He heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "I would rather sit in a gathering like this one than to free four slaves." Shu'bah said, "I asked, 'Which gathering do you mean?' He said, 'A gathering of storytelling.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَيَّ مَجْلِسٍ يَعْنِي؟ قَالَ كَانَ قَاصًّا