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[Machine] She asked the Prophet ﷺ for a servant, so he gave her a servant and she freed her. He asked, "What did you do with the servant?" She replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I freed her." He said, "If only you had given her to your relatives, it would have been greater in reward for you."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٩١٣أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَازِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ

أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَادِمًا فَأَعْطَاهَا خَادِمًا فَأَعْتَقَتْهَا فَقَالَ «مَا فَعَلْتِ الْخَادِمُ؟» قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَعْتَقْتُهَا قَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّكِ لَوْ أَعْطَيْتِهَا أَخْوَالَكِ كَانَ أَعْظَمَ لِأَجْرِكِ»