Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #28876
Hadith #28876
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 . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Ishaq bin Mansour told us, Muadh bin Hisham told us, my father told me, on the authority of Qatada, on the authority of Anas bin Malik, he said when the Prophet wanted May God bless him and grant him peace, to write to the non-Arabs. He was told that the non-Arabs only accept a book with a seal on it, so he made a seal. He said, “It is as if I am Look at the whiteness of his palm. Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith.
Narrated by
Anas ibn Malik (RA)
Source
Jami' at-Tirmidhi # 42/2718
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 42: Chapters on Seeking Permission