مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب الأدب
Book of Manners
بَابٌ فِي كِتَابَةِ الْكُتُبِ وَخَتْمِهَا
Writing letters and sealing them
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عَنْ سَلْمَانَ - يَعْنِي الْفَارِسِيَّ - قَالَ : مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ أَعْظَمَ حُرْمَةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَكَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ إِذَا كَتَبُوا إِلَيْهِ كِتَابًا ، كَتَبُوا : مِنْ فُلَانٍ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ ، وَثَّقَهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ وَضَعَّفَهُ غَيْرُهُمَا ، وَبَقِيَّةُ رِجَالِهِ ثِقَاتٌ .
Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: No one was more deserving of reverence than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote him a letter, they would write: "This is from so-and-so to the Messenger of Allah, Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)."
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani. Its chain contains a narrator, Qays bin al-Rabi', whom al-Thawri and Shu'bah declared thiqah (trustworthy) while others declared him da'if (weak). The remaining narrators of this narration are thiqat (trustworthy).
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani. Its chain contains a narrator, Qays bin al-Rabi', whom al-Thawri and Shu'bah declared thiqah (trustworthy) while others declared him da'if (weak). The remaining narrators of this narration are thiqat (trustworthy).
وَعَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الْكَاتِبِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بَعَثَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَخَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ : " إِذَا اجْتَمَعْنَا فَعَلِيٌّ الْأَمِيرُ ، وَإِذَا تَفَرَّقْتُمَا فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمَا عَلَى عَمَلِهِ " . وَكَتَبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَبَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ . وَكَتَبَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَبَدَأَ بِالنَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ سَيْفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْأَسَدِيُّ وَهُوَ مَتْرُوكٌ .
Sayyiduna Hanzalah al-Katib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen and said: "When you two are together, Ali will be the commander; and when you two are apart, each of you will carry out his own assigned work." Then Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he mentioned his own name at the beginning, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not object to that. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and in it he mentioned the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first.
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani. Its chain contains a narrator, Sayf bin Umar al-Asadi, who is matruk (abandoned).
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani. Its chain contains a narrator, Sayf bin Umar al-Asadi, who is matruk (abandoned).
وَعَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَبَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ . رَوَاهُ الْبَزَّارُ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ الْعَلَاءِ ابْنِ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَلَمْ يُسَمِّهِ ، وَالظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ الْعَلَاءَ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ ، وَبَقِيَّةُ رِجَالِهِ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Sayyiduna al-Ala bin al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he wrote a letter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned himself first (that is, that it was from him).
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Bazzar from the son of Sayyiduna al-Ala bin al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him), from his father. He did not name the son. It appears that Sayyiduna al-Ala bin al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) had the honour of being a Companion. The remaining narrators of this narration are the narrators of the Sahih.
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Bazzar from the son of Sayyiduna al-Ala bin al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him), from his father. He did not name the son. It appears that Sayyiduna al-Ala bin al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) had the honour of being a Companion. The remaining narrators of this narration are the narrators of the Sahih.
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).
وَعَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّمِيمِيِّ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - كَتَبَ لَهُ كِتَابًا بِالْوُصَاةِ إِلَى مَنْ بَعْدَهُ مِنْ وُلَاةِ الْأَمْرِ ، وَخَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ وَرِجَالُهُمَا ثِقَاتٌ .
Sayyiduna Muslim bin al-Harith al-Tamimi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a letter written for him in which he instructed the rulers after him regarding him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had it sealed.
This narration was recorded by Imam Ahmad and Imam al-Tabarani, and the narrators of both are thiqat (trustworthy).
This narration was recorded by Imam Ahmad and Imam al-Tabarani, and the narrators of both are thiqat (trustworthy).
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : " كَرَامَةُ الْكِتَابِ خَتْمُهُ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، وَفِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ السُّدِّيُّ الصَّغِيرُ وَهُوَ مَتْرُوكٌ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The honour of a letter is that it be sealed."
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Marwan al-Suddi al-Saghir, who is matruk (abandoned).
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Marwan al-Suddi al-Saghir, who is matruk (abandoned).
