Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Amra al-Ansari
that his mother had wanted to make a bequest, but she delayed until
morning and died. She had intended to set someone free, so Abd ar-
Rahman said, 'I said to al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, 'Will it help her if I
free a slave for her?' Al-Qasim replied, 'Sad ibn Ubada said to the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'My
mother died, will it help her if I set a slave free for her?' The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said
"Yes." "'
Muwatta Malik Book 38, Hadith 14
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us:
to follow the funeral procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the oppressed, to fulfill
the oaths, to return the greeting and to reply to the sneezer: (saying, "May Allah be merciful on you,"
provided the sneezer says, "All the praises are for Allah,"). He forbade us to use silver utensils and
dishes and to wear golden rings, silk (clothes), Dibaj (pure silk cloth), Qissi and Istabraq (two kinds of
silk cloths).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 23, Hadith 3