الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الرسائلBook of Letters
بَابُ: بِمَنْ يَبْدَأُ فِي الْكِتَابِ؟
Chapter: Whom to mention first in a letter
Hadith 1124
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.
Hadith 1125
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ: اكْتُبْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ: إِلَى فُلانٍ.
It is narrated from Anas bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) that I wrote a letter at the instruction of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), so he said: Write like this: «بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم», amma ba'd, to so-and-so, meaning to such-and-such person.
Hadith 1126
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.
Hadith 1127
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ كُبَرَاءِ آلِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ زَيْدًا كَتَبَ بِهَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةِ: لِعَبْدِ اللهِ مُعَاوِيَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، مِنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ: سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ، فَإِنِّي أَحْمَدُ إِلَيْكَ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that he wrote as follows: From Zayd bin Thabit to the servant of Allah, the Commander of the Faithful, Muawiyah. Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful. I praise Allah, besides whom there is no true deity. To proceed.
Hadith 1128
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ - وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ - وَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ: مِنْ فُلاَنٍ إِلَى فُلانٍ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There was a man from the Children of Israel - then he mentioned a long hadith - and he wrote to his companion as follows: From so-and-so to so-and-so."
