Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A pious slave gets a double reward." Abu Huraira added: By Him in Whose Hands my soul is but for Jihad (i.e. holy battles), Hajj, and my duty to serve my mother, I would have loved to die as a slave.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 46: Manumission of Slaves, Hadith #724
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A pious slave gets a double reward." Abu Huraira added: By Him in Whose Hands my soul is but for Jihad (i.e. holy battles), Hajj, and my duty to serve my mother, I would have loved to die as a slave.
This hadith is from the book of Manumission of Slaves in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 724 in book 46 of volume 3.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: Parents.
