Those who, when writing, began with themselves

Ibn Sirin said that Sayyiduna al-Ala bin al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he began with himself.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said that Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote thus: "From Abdullah bin Qays to Amir bin Abdullah."

Maymun bin Mihran said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he wrote thus: "From Abdullah bin Umar to Umar."

Ja'far said: Maymun said: "It is only something by which the non-Arabs honor one another."

Kahmas said that Abdullah bin Muslim bin Yasar told me, or strictly charged me, that I should not begin with him in a letter, for one does not begin except with a ruler, and a man begins with his father.

Mu'adh bin Mu'adh said: "I wrote to Shu'bah in Baghdad and began with his name, and he wrote to me forbidding me from doing so."

And he mentioned that al-Hakam used to dislike it.