فَکُّ رَقَبَۃٍ ﴿ۙ۱۳﴾

The freeing of a slave!

Tafsir al-Qurtubi                                                                                                                                                                                      تفسیر القرطبی                                                    

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً كَانَتْ فِدَاءَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

The Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – has stated:  One who frees a Muslim slave, it will become the compensation for his freedom from hell.

Tafsir Qurtubi (Al-Jame’ Li Ahkaam al-Quran) Imam Shamsuddin Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurtubi t D. 671 A.H.