Hadith 24267

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي اتِّخَاذِ الْخَاتَمِ

(1571) Chapter: What Has Been Reported About Using A Ring (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ الأَعَاجِمِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ بِخَاتَمٍ فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ " مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " .

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to write to some persian rulers. He was told that they would not read a letter without a seal in the form of a silver ring on which he engraved "Muhammad the Messenger of Allah." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 4214 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 36, Hadith 1 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 35, Hadith 4202 (ES)