Sahih Muslim Book - 53, Hadith - 7513

قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنَا يَا عَمِّ لَوْ أَنَّكَ أَخَذْتَ بُرْدَةَ غُلاَمِكَ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُ مَعَافِرِيَّكَ وَأَخَذْتَ مَعَافِرِيَّهُ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُ بُرْدَتَكَ فَكَانَتْ عَلَيْكَ حُلَّةٌ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ.فَمَسَحَ رَأْسِى وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِيهِ يَا ابْنَ أَخِى بَصَرُ عَيْنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَسَمْعُ أُذُنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِى هَذَا - وَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَنَاطِ قَلْبِهِ - رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ يَقُولُ « أَطْعِمُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَأَلْبِسُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُونَ ». وَكَانَ أَنْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ مِنْ مَتَاعِ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

He (i.e., 'Ubadah bin Al-Walid bin 'Ubadah bin As-Samit, narrating Hadith as no. 7512) said: "I said to him: 'O uncle, why don't you take the Burdah of your slave or give him your Ma'afiri garment, or take his Ma'afiri and give him your Burdah, then you will have a Hullah and he will have a Hullah ?' He patted my head and said: 'O Allah, bless him. O son of my brother, these two eyes of mine saw, and these two ears of mine heard, and my heart understood the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he said: "Feed them (slaves) from that which you eat, and clothe them from that which you wear." If I give him some worldly goods, that is easier for me than him taking some of my Hasanat (good deeds) on the Day of Resurrection."'