سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب النوم(Abwab Un Noam )
باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبْدَأُ بِنَفْسِهِ فِي الْكِتَابِChapter: A man should begin with his own name when writing a letter.
Hadith 5134
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ ، قَالَ أَحْمَدُ قَالَ مَرَّةً يَعْنِي هُشَيْمًا ، عَنْ بَعْضِ وَلَدِ الْعَلَاءِ " أَنَّ الْعَلَاءَ بْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ كَانَ عَامِلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ ، فَكَانَ إِذَا كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ " .
Narrated 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.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Both of the aforementioned narrations are weak.
However, it is established from other authentic narrations
that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to have letters written in this manner:
that he would write his own name before the name of the addressee, as will be mentioned in the following chapter and hadith.
Both of the aforementioned narrations are weak.
However, it is established from other authentic narrations
that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to have letters written in this manner:
that he would write his own name before the name of the addressee, as will be mentioned in the following chapter and hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5135
