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 5482 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ خَالِدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ : " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَر وَالنَّجَاشِيِّ ، فَقِيلَ : إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَقْبَلُونَ كِتَابًا إِلَّا بِخَاتَمٍ ، فَصَاغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا حَلْقَتُهُ فِضَّةً ، وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " .
Anas reported that when Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) decided to write to the Kisri (the King of Persia), Caesar (Emperor of Rome), and the Negus (the Emperor of Abyssinia), it was said to him that they would not accept the letter without the seal over it; so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got a seal made, the ring of which was made of silver and there was engraved on it. (Muhammad. the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) .
