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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2718

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Putting A Seal On A Letter

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2718

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا أَرَادَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الْعَجَمِ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ

الْعَجَمَ لاَ يَقْبَلُونَ إِلاَّ كِتَابًا عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ فَاصْطَنَعَ خَاتَمًا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي كَفِّهِ ‏.‏

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

"When the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to write to the foreigners, it was said to him: 'The foreigners do not accept a letter unless it has a seal.' So he had a ring made." He said: "It is as if I am now looking at its whiteness in his hand."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2718).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( إِلَى الْعَجَمِ ) وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِلْبُخَارِيِّ إِلَى رَهْطٍ أَوْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ الْأَعَاجِمِ , وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ إِلَى كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ وَالنَّجَاشِيِّ ( إِلَّا كِتَابًا عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ ) فِيهِ حَذْفُ مُضَافٍ , أَيْ عَلَيْهِ نَقْشُ خَاتَمٍ ( فَاصْطَنَعَ خَاتَمًا ) أَيْ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُصْنَعَ لَهُ , وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِلْبُخَارِيِّ : فَاِتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ , قَالَ الْحَافِظُ جَزَمَ أَبُو الْفَتْحِ الْيَعْمُرِيُّ أَنَّ اِتِّخَاذَ الْخَاتَمِ كَانَ فِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ وَجَزَمَ غَيْرُهُ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَيُجْمَعُ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَوَاخِرِ السَّادِسَةِ وَأَوَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2718
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim The hadith No. 2718
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2718
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2718

Other versions

Authentic Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 89

“When Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) wished to write to the non-Arabs, he was told: ‘The non-Arabs will not accept a letter unless it bears a seal.’ He therefore created a signet, and [even now] I can see its whiteness in the palm of his hand.”

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ لَمَّا أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَكْتُبَ…

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  • الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي (88)إِنَّ الْعَجَمَ لا يَقْبَلُونَ إِلا كِتَابًا عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ ، فَاصْطَنَعَ خَاتَمًا , فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي كَفِّهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (6846)لا يَقْبَلُونَ إِلا كِتَابًا عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ ، فَاصْطَنَعَ خَاتَمًا مَنْ فِضَّةٍ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي كَفِّهِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4214

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to write to some persian rulers. He was told that they would not read a letter without a seal in the form of a silver ring on which he engraved "Muhammad the Messenger of Allah."

إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ بِخَاتَمٍ فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ ‏"‏ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 17 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4221

Ziyad b. Sa'd, Shu'aib and Ibn Musafir transmitted it from al-Zuhri. 'Ali said in their versions: "of silver".

رَأَى فِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ فَلَبِسُوا وَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 8 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5873

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had a silver ring made for himself and it was worn by him on his hand. Afterwards it was worn by Abu Bakr, and then by `Umar, and then by `Uthman till it fell in the Aris well. (On that ring) was engraved: 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah."

اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ، وَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ عُمَرَ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ عُثْمَانَ، حَتَّى وَقَعَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 5 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5874

The Prophet (ﷺ) got a ring made for himself and said, "I have got a ring made (for myself) and engraved a certain engraving on it so none of you should get such an engraving on his ring." I saw the glitter of the ring on his little finger.

إِنَّا اتَّخَذْنَا خَاتَمًا، وَنَقَشْنَا فِيهِ نَقْشًا، فَلاَ يَنْقُشْ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنِّي لأَرَى بَرِيقَهُ فِي خِنْصَرِهِ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3106

That when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and stamped it with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word) 'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.

وَكَانَ نَقْشُ الْخَاتَمِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَسْطُرٍ مُحَمَّدٌ سَطْرٌ، وَرَسُولُ سَطْرٌ، وَاللَّهِ سَطْرٌ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

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