Explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the chapter on the abundance of ways of doing good, in what he quoted from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), that and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the best deeds so that they would perform them, and they were not like those who came after them, for those who came after them might ask about the best deeds but not perform them, whereas the Companions would perform them. So this is Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
And this is also Abu Dharr asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the best deeds, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) explained to him that the best deeds are
Then he asked him about slaves , and by slaves are meant the enslaved people, meaning which is the best in freeing slaves And such a thing is not given up except by a person who has strength in faith. An example of this is a man who has slaves, one of whom he loves because he is diligent in his work and because he is of a light disposition and useful to his master, and he is also the most expensive of the slaves in price, the highest in price. If asked which is better to free, this one or one after him or one below him, we say: free this one, because this is the most precious of the slaves to him and the most expensive in price. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding slaves , and this is like His saying, the Exalted:
“Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to give in charity whatever he liked from his wealth, following this verse”
وجاء أبو طلحة رضي الله عنه حين نزلت هذه الآية لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون جاء إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال إن الله أنزل قوله لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون وإن أحب مالي إليّ بيرحاء And Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) came when this verse was revealed: “You will not attain righteousness until you spend from what you love.” He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Indeed, Allah has revealed His saying: “You will not attain righteousness until you spend from what you love.” And the most beloved of my wealth to me is Bayrha'. and Bayrha' was a clean garden near the mosque, the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to it and drink from the water in it, which was sweet and pure. And this would be very valuable to its owner. So Abu Talhah said: , meaning he was expressing wonder,
The point is that the Companions would rush to do good. Then Abu Dharr asked him, if he did not find, meaning a slave with this description, the most precious to its owner and the most expensive in price, he said: , meaning that you do a good deed for a person or help an incompetent person, one who does not know, you assist and help him. This is also a charity from the righteous deeds. Or he said: , and this is the least of what is required, that a person keeps his evil away from others so that the people are safe from him. And success is from Allah.