Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَبِيحَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ الْمَنِيحَةُ تَغْدُو بِأَجْرٍ وَتَرُوحُ بِأَجْرٍ وَمَنِيحَةُ النَّاقَةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَحْمَرِ وَمَنِيحَةُ الشَّاةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَسْوَدِ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'The best charity is the maniha (a gift of a milking animal). It goes out in the morning earning reward and returns in the evening earning reward. The maniha of a she-camel is like freeing a red-skinned slave, and the maniha of a sheep is like freeing a black-skinned slave.'