Hadith 20295

Chapter 525

باب 525

(525) بَابُ: كَيْفَ يُكْتَبُ صَدْرُ الْكِتَابِ؟

(525) Chapter: How to write the beginning of a letter (IT)
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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَتَبَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ يُبَايِعُهُ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، لِعَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ: سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكَ، فَإِنِّي أَحْمَدُ إِلَيْكَ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ، وَأُقِرُّ لَكَ بِالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ عَلَى سُنَّةِ اللهِ وَسُنَّةِ رَسُولِهِ، فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ.


'Abdullah ibn 'Umar wrote to 'Abdu'l-Malik ibn Marwan in orderto pledge him his allegiance. He wrote to him, "In the Name of Allah, theAll-Merciful, Most Merciful. To 'Abdu'l-Malik, the Amir al-Mu'minin, from'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. Peace be upon you. I praise Allah to you. There isno god but Him. I offer you obedience according to the sunna of Allah andthe sunna of His Messenger as much as I can." (IT)

Reference (IT): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1119 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 45, Hadith 3 (IT)

English translation (IT): Book 45, Hadith 1119 (IT)