صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب اللباس والزينة
The Book of Clothes and Adornment
باب فِي اتِّخَاذِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الْعَجَمِ:
Chapter: The Prophet (SAW) Acquired A Ring When He Wanted To Send Letters To The Non-Arabs
Hadith 2092
This hadith is listed as number 5481 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ : " أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الْعَجَمِ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّ الْعَجَمَ لَا يَقْبَلُونَ إِلَّا كِتَابًا عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ ، فَاصْطَنَعَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي يَدِهِ " .
Anas reported that when Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) decided to write (letters) to non-Arabs (i. e. Persian and Byzantine Emperors) it was said to him that the non-Arabs would not accept a letter but that having a seal over it; so he (the Holy Prophet) got a silver ring made. He (Anas) said: I perceive as if I am looking at its brightness in his hand.
