Hadith #151
Chapter: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، أَخْبَرَ
نَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ لَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الرُّومِ، قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَخْتُومًا. فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي يَدِهِ، وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ.
Isnad Chain
علي بن الجعد
English Translation
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Prophet ﷺ intended to write a letter to the ruler of the Byzantines, he was told that those people did not read any letter unless it was stamped with a seal. So, the Prophet ﷺ got a silver ring-- as if I were just looking at its white glitter on his hand ---- and stamped on it the expression "Muhammad, Apostle of Allah
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Quran References
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad), Hadith 151
Sunnah.com ref: bukhari:3132
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-03132