In the Musnad, there is a Hadith from Al-Bara' bin `Azib that a man asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Direct me to an action that draws me closer to Paradise and away from the Fire.'' The Messenger of Allah said,

آ«ط£ظژط¹ظ’طھظگظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط³ظژظ…ظژط©ظژ ظˆظژظپظڈظƒظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژظ‚ظژط¨ظژط©آ»

(Emancipate the person and free the neck (slave).) The man asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Are they not one and the same'' He said,

آ«ظ„ظژط§طŒ ط¹ظگطھظ’ظ‚ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط³ظژظ…ظژط©ظگ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ طھظڈظپظ’ط±ظگط¯ظژ ط¨ظگط¹ظگطھظ’ظ‚ظگظ‡ظژط§طŒ ظˆظژظپظژظƒظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژظ‚ظژط¨ظژط©ظگ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ طھظڈط¹ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط«ظژظ…ظژظ†ظگظ‡ظژط§آ»

(No, you emancipate a person by freeing him on your own, but you untie a neck (slave) by helping in its price.)