Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save every limb of his (the one who frees) from Hell in return for every limb of the freed one."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), "Which deed is the best?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "To have faith in Allah and to strive in His path." I then asked, "Which kind of slaves' emancipation is the best?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "Those slaves who are of high value and are most beloved to their owners." I asked, "What if I am unable to do that?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "Help someone who is working, or teach some work to an unskilled person." I asked, "What if I am unable to do even that?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "Then refrain from harming people, for this too is a charity that you give to yourself."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever frees his share in a slave, and he has enough wealth to cover the full price of the slave, then the price of the slave should be assessed by a just person, and the partners in the slave should be given their shares of the price, and the slave should be set completely free on his behalf. But if he does not have enough wealth, then the slave will be free to the extent that he has been freed."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has forgiven my Ummah for the thoughts that occur in their hearts as whispers, as long as they do not act upon them or speak them."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he set out with the intention of accepting Islam and his slave was with him (they became) separated from each other on the way. Afterwards, that slave returned at a time when he (Abu Hurairah) was sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O Abu Hurairah! Your slave has come back to you." So he said: I make you (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a witness that this slave is free. The narrator (Qais) says that this incident happened at the time when Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was saying: "O beloved, though my night is hard and long... yet it delivered me from the abode of disbelief."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had freed one hundred slaves during the period of ignorance and had given one hundred camels to people for riding. Then, when he became a Muslim, he again gave one hundred camels to people for riding and freed one hundred slaves. Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! Please tell me, I used to do some deeds in the period of ignorance and considered them acts of worship." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: "You have embraced Islam along with all the acts of worship you have already performed." (That is, you will also get the reward for them.) This hadith has already been mentioned in the Book of Zakat.

Narrated from Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) attacked Banu Mustaliq while they were unaware and their animals were being watered at the spring. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) killed their fighting men and captured their women and children, and on that day (Umm al-Mu'mineen) Juwayriya (may Allah be pleased with her) was among the captives.

`Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I began to love the people of (the tribe of) Banu Tamim ever since I heard these three things from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) which he said about them: "Among all my Ummah, these people will be the most severe against the Dajjal." (Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him)) says that when their charity came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "These are the charities of our people." And there was a slave girl from their tribe with Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O Aisha! Set her free, for she is from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ismail (peace be upon him)."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "None of you should say (to his slave or slave-girl), 'Feed your lord (master), give water to your lord (master), make wudu for your lord (master),' but rather he should say, 'Feed your chief, give water to your chief, make wudu for your chief,' and none of you should say, 'My slave, my slave-girl,' but rather he should say, 'My servant, my maid, and my boy.'"

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "When the servant of any one of you brings food to him, if he does not seat the servant with him, then he should certainly give him a morsel or two, or a bite or two, because he has worked hard to prepare it."