(396) بَابُ مَنْ هَدَّى زُقَاقًا أَوْ طَرِيقًا
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib related that the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "If anyone gives a gift or guides down a land- or a path - that, for him, is equivalent to freeing a slave."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 890
In-book reference: Book 38, Hadith 3
English translation: Book 38, Hadith 890