Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَبِيحَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ الْمَنِيحَةُ تَغْدُو بِأَجْرٍ وَتَرُوحُ بِأَجْرٍ مَنِيحَةُ النَّاقَةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَحْمَرِ وَمَنِيحَةُ الشَّاةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَسْوَدِ.
English Translation
Surayj told us: Fulayh told us, from Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Aslami, from 'Abdullah ibn Sabihah, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best charity is lending an animal for its milk - it goes out in the morning earning a reward and returns in the evening earning a reward. Lending a she-camel is like freeing a red-haired slave, and lending a ewe is like freeing a black-haired slave."