Sahih al-Bukhari, 2594
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Bakr bin 'Abdullah al-Maznifrom'Amr bin Maymun bin MahranfromBukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-AshjfromKarayb bin Abi Muslim
Hadith text · Matn
وَلَوْ وَصَلْتِ بَعْضَ أَخْوَالِكِ كَانَ أَعْظَمَ لأَجْرِكِ
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English translation
Narrated Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) that she manumitted her slave-girl and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, "You would have got more reward if you had given the slave-girl to one of your maternal uncles."
Original Arabic chain wording
وَقَالَ بَكْرٌ عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَعْتَقَتْ وَلِيدَةً لَهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 51, Hadith 28
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 1, Book 47, Hadith 767 (deprecated numbering scheme)