Sunan Abi Dawud · (Abwab Un Noam )
باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبْدَأُ بِنَفْسِهِ فِي الْكِتَابِ
Chapter: A man should begin with his own name when writing a letter.
2 hadith · references 5134–5135
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Abu Dawud · 5134أَنَّ الْعَلَاءَ بْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ كَانَ عَامِلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ ، فَكَانَ إِذَا كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِNarrated al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami: Some of the children of al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami said: Al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami was the governor of the Prophet ﷺ at al-Bahrayn, and when he wrote to him he began with his won name.8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 5135أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَبَدَأَ بِاسْمِهِIbn al-Ala said: Al-Ala bin al-Hadrami wrote to the prophet ﷺ, and he began with his name.7 narrators