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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند أنس بن مالك
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
مُسْنَدُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
Musnad Abi Ya'la 3272 — When the Prophet ﷺ intended to write
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الرُّومِ ، قِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَقْرَءُوا كِتَابًا إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَخْتُومًا ، فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ ، وَنَقْشُهُ : مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ بِيَدِهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to write to the Byzantines, it was said to him (peace and blessings be upon him) that those people do not read any letter that is not sealed. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) had a silver ring made, whose engraving was 'Muhammad Rasul Allah' (Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is as if I can still see the whiteness and shine of it (the ring) on the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."
