Muwatta Malik #1575
Setting Free and Wala'
Malik related to me that he had heard that Fadala ibn Ubayd al-
Ansari who was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked whether it was
permissible for a man who had to free a slave to free an illegitimate
child. He said, "Yes, That will give satisfaction for him."
About Muwatta Malik
This hadith is #1575 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Setting Free and Wala'. Muwatta Malik contains 1,985 hadiths across 61 books.