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 5135
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ " أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَبَدَأَ بِاسْمِهِ " .
Ibn al-Ala said: Al-Ala bin al-Hadrami wrote to the prophet ﷺ, and he began with his 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
