Encyclopedia of Translated Hadiths (HadeethEnc) · Virtues and Manners
Number: 3775
No son can repay the kindness of his father unless he finds him a slave and buys him and emancipates him
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لاَ يَجْزِي ولدٌ والدًا إلا أن يجده مملوكًا، فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ».
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No son can repay the kindness of his father unless he finds him a slave and buys him and emancipates him."
Translation by HadeethEnc.com
Grade[Authentic hadith][Narrated by Muslim]
Explanation
The son can never repay his father for all the good he has done or fulfill all the rights his father has over him, except if the father was a slave and the son emancipated him by buying him (from his master) and setting him free.
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