الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الرسائلBook of Letters
بَابُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ
Chapter: "Amma Ba'du" (As for what follows)
Hadith 1120
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ قَالَ: أَرْسَلَنِي أَبِي إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ يَكْتُبُ: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ.
It is narrated from Zaid bin Aslam (may Allah have mercy on him) that my father sent me to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). I saw that he was writing: «بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم», amma ba‘d.
Hadith 1121
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسَائِلَ مِنْ رَسَائِلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كُلَّمَا انْقَضَتْ قِصَّةٌ قَالَ: ”أَمَّا بَعْدُ.“
It is narrated from Hisham bin Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) that I have seen several letters of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in which, when a matter was concluded, "Amma Ba'd" was written there.
