صحيح البخاري

Hadith 7162

Book 94: The Book of Al-Ahkam (Judgements)

كِتَاب الْأَحْكَامِ

Chapter 15

(15) Chapter. To bear witness as to the writer of a stamped letter.

15- بَابُ الشَّهَادَةِ عَلَى الْخَطِّ الْمَخْتُومِ:

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet (ﷺ) took a silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its engraving was 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : "

لَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الرُّومِ ، قَالُوا : إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلَّا مَخْتُومًا ، فَاتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِهِ وَنَقْشُهُ ، مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7162In-book: Book 94, Hadith 7162

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