Sunan Ibn Majah 3659
Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with them, narrated that:
Allah's Messenger said: "No child can compensate his father unless he finds a slave, and buys him and sets him free."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ " لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ " .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]
References
Sunan Ibn Majah 3659
Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 5, Book of Etiquette, Hadith 3659