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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الرسائلBook of Letters
بَابُ: بِمَنْ يَبْدَأُ فِي الْكِتَابِ؟Chapter: Whom to mention first in a letter
Hadith 1126
اُردوEn
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ: كَتَبَ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، لِفُلاَنٍ، فَنَهَاهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ: قُلْ: بِسْمِ اللهِ، هُوَ لَهُ.
It is narrated from Anas bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man wrote a letter in front of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): «بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم», to so-and-so. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) forbade him and said: Write it like this: «بسم اللہ». That is, write "he" (هو) and then his name.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
From this, it is understood that the position of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhuma) was that the one writing a letter should write his own name first. However, due to certain reasons, he would sometimes do the opposite as well, because this is not a matter of halal and haram. The issue is one of what is preferable and what is less preferable.
From this, it is understood that the position of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhuma) was that the one writing a letter should write his own name first. However, due to certain reasons, he would sometimes do the opposite as well, because this is not a matter of halal and haram. The issue is one of what is preferable and what is less preferable.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1126
