Hadith 7

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 15: Emancipation
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1‏ .‏
" لَا يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ, إِلَّا أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيُعْتِقَهُ"
Abu Hurairah (RAA), narrated that The Messenger of Allah said, “A son cannot ever repay his parents what he owes them, unless he finds them in slavery, then buys them and emancipates them.” Related by Muslim.