Hadith #161
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ و
َابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ الْمَعْنَى عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ كِتَابًا إِلَى الرُّومِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَخْتُومًا لَمْ يُقْرَأْ كِتَابُكَ فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي كَفِّهِ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
شعبة
قتادة و
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us, from Shu'bah, from Qatadah — and Ibn Ja'far said: Shu'bah narrated to us, he said: I heard Qatadah, same meaning — from Anas (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet ﷺ wanted to write a letter to the Romans. It was said to him: 'They do not read a letter unless it has a seal.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a ring made of silver and its inscription was 'Muhammad Rasulullah.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 26, Hadith 161
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12399
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48789