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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to her when she freed her servant, "If you had ransomed your family with her from the livestock of the sheep, it would have been better."  

الطبراني:٢٠٥٣٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْخَلَّالُ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَحَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهَا حِينَ أَعْتَقَتْ خَادِمَهَا «لَوْ فَدَيْتِ أَهْلِكِ بِهَا مِنْ رَعِيَّةِ الْغَنَمِ كَانَ أَفْضَلَ»