Hadith
Sunan an-Nasa'i #5287
The Book of Adornment· كتاب الزينة من السنن
sunan_al_nasai:5287أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ بِشْرٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الرُّومِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ مَخْتُومًا . فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي يَدِهِ وَنُقِشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ .
"The Messenger of Allah wanted to write to the Romans, and they (the Companions) said: 'They do not read any letter unless it has a seal.' So he took a ring of silver and it is as if I can see its whiteness on his hand, and engraved on it (were the words): 'Muhammad Rasul Allah.'"
Chain 1·4 narrators
3
Qatāda ibn Diʿāma al-Sadūsī← Oldest
قتادة
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
Bishr ibn al-Mufaḍḍal
بشر - وهو ابن المفضل -
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
0
Ḥumayd ibn Masʿada al-ʿAnṣārī← Compiler
حميد بن مسعدة
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “أخبرنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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