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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الرسائل
Book of Letters
بَابُ: بِمَنْ يَبْدَأُ فِي الْكِتَابِ؟
Chapter: Whom to mention first in a letter
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1124 — Whom to mention first in a letter
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ: كَانَتْ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالُوا: ابْدَأْ بِهِ، فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا بِهِ حَتَّى كَتَبَ: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ.
It is narrated from Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had some work with Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). When he intended to write a letter, people said: Begin with his name. They kept insisting until he wrote: «بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم», to Muawiyah.
