35. Wills and Testimony
٣٥۔ كِتَابُ الْوَصَايَا
I asked the Prophet, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause." I then asked, "What is the best kind of manumission (of slaves)?" He replied, "The manumission of the most expensive slave and the most beloved by his master." I said, "If I cannot afford to do that?" He said, "Help the weak or do good for a person who cannot work for himself." I said, "If I cannot do that?" He said, "Refrain from harming others for this will be regarded as a charitable deed for your own good." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2518)
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أِيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ بِاللهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ قَالَ فَأِيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ أَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ؟ قَالَ تُعِينُ ضَعِيفًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ تَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّكَ؛ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free every part of his body from the Fire. He will free his hand with His Hand, his leg with His Leg, and his private parts with His private parts." Ali ibn al-Husain said, "Did you hear this from Abu Hurairah?" He replied, "Yes." So Ali said, "Pray for me to be included in the blessings of this narration." And he was one of his favorite servants. So when he stood up before him, he said, "You are free for the sake of Allah."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ ﷻ بِكُلِّ إِرْبٍ مِنْهَا إِرْبًا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّارِ إِنَّهُ لَيَعْتِقُ الْيَدَ بِالْيَدِ وَالرِّجْلَ بِالرِّجْلِ وَالْفَرْجَ بِالْفَرْجِ فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ ادْعُوا لِي مُطَرِّفًا وَكَانَ مِنْ أَفْرَهِ غِلْمَانِهِ فَلَمَّا قَامَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ أَنْتَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللهِ ﷻ
[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Whoever emancipates a believing servant, Allah will emancipate each of his limbs from the Fire until his private parts match his private parts."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهَا عُضْوًا مِنْ أَعْضَائِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ حَتَّى فَرْجَهُ بِفَرْجِهِ