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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَتَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كِتَابًا ـ أَوْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ ـ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ مَخْتُومًا. فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي يَدِهِ. فَقُلْتُ لِقَتَادَةَ مَنْ قَالَ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ.
Narrated Anas bin Malik Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam:
Once Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam wrote a letter or had an idea of writing a letter. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam was told that they (rulers) would not read letters unless they were sealed. So Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam got a silver ring made with “Muhammad Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)” engraved on it. As if I were just observing its white glitter in the hand of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam.
[Sahih al-Bukhari 65]
Dars-e-Hadith of Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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