68. Emancipation
٦٨۔ كِتَابُ الْعِتْقِ
[Machine] I met Abu Darda and said to him, "I had a brother who died and he entrusted me with a portion of his wealth. Where should I put it? Should I give it to the poor, the fighters in jihad, or should I free slaves?" He replied, "If I were you, I would not give it all to the fighters in jihad, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The example of the one who emancipates a slave at the time of his death is like the one who gives a gift after having fully satisfied his hunger.'"
لَقِيتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَخًا لِي مَاتَ وَأَوْصَى إِلِيَّ بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَفِي أِيِّ شَيْءٍ أَضَعُهُ؟ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمُجَاهِدِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ؟ قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي فَلَوْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ بِالْمُجَاهِدِينَ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُهْدِي بَعْدَ مَا يَشْبَعُ