[Machine] An Arab man came to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform me of a deed that will admit me into Paradise." The Prophet responded, "If you shorten your speech, you have already fulfilled the requirement. Free a slave, and help in the payment of the slave's price. Are these two equal actions?" The man asked. The Prophet replied, "Freeing a slave is better for you to excel in, and helping in the payment of a slave's price is better for you to assist in. The granting of a loan and the waiving of a debt is upon the oppressor. And feed the hungry and visit the sick." The man asked, "What if I am not able to do that?" The Prophet said, "Then enjoin good and forbid evil." The man asked, "What if I cannot do that?" The Prophet said, "Refrain from speaking except for goodness related to the Hadith of Abu Dawud."
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ لَئِنْ أَقْصَرْتَ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ لَقَدْ أَعْرَضْتَ الْمَسْأَلَةَ أَعْتِقِ النَّسَمَةَ وَفُكَّ الرَّقَبَةَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَهُمَا سَوَاءٌ؟ قَالَ لَا عِتْقُ النَّسَمَةِ أَنْ تَنْفَرِدَ بِهَا وَفَكُّ الرَّقَبَةِ أَنْ تُعِينَ فِي ثَمَنِهَا وَالْمِنْحَةُ الْوَكُوفُ وَالْفَيْءُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الظَّالِمِ قَالَ فَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ فَأَطْعِمِ الْجَائِعَ وَاسْقِ الظَّمْآنَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ؟ قَالَ مُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُطِقْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ فَكُفَّ لِسَانَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ