Those who had a scribe and permitted employing one

Shaqiq said: The letter of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us while we were at Qadisiyyah, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) had written it.

Al-Hasan bin Muhammad said that Ubaydullah bin Abi Rafi', who was the scribe of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), informed him.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "You used to write down the revelation for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so you are the one to compile the Qur'an." So I wrote the Qur'an.

Jabir said that Amir narrated from a scribe of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Al-Musayyab bin Rafi' said: Warrad, who was the scribe of Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated to me.

Bajalah said: "I was the scribe of Jaz' bin Mu'awiyah."

It is reported from Hatim bin Abi Saghirah, who was a scribe of Abdullah bin Mutarrif.