حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِي ِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـعَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ، وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ، وَفُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ . قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَالْعَانِي الأَسِيرُ.
isnad (chain of narrators) text
Muhammad Muhsin Khan (1997)
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Give food to the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set free) the one in captivity (by paying his ransom).
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