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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب الأدب
Book of Manners
بَابٌ فِي كِتَابَةِ الْكُتُبِ وَخَتْمِهَا
Writing letters and sealing them
Majma al-Zawaid 13174 — Writing letters and sealing them
وَعَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " إِذَا كَتَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ ، فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ ، وَإِذَا كَتَبَ فَلْيُتَرِّبْ كِتَابَهُ ، فَهُوَ أَنْجَحُ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، وَفِيهِ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْخَبَائِرِيُّ وَهُوَ مَتْرُوكٌ .
Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you is to write a letter to someone, let him mention himself first; and when he has written it, let him put dust on his writing, for this way it will be more successful (that is, its ink will not smudge)."
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Salamah al-Khaba'iri, who is matruk (abandoned).
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Salamah al-Khaba'iri, who is matruk (abandoned).
