Sunan Abi Dawud 5134
A man should begin with his own name when writing a letter
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ قَالَ مَرَّةً يَعْنِي هُشَيْمًا عَنْ بَعْضِ وَلَدِ الْعَلاَءِ
أَنَّ الْعَلاَءَ بْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ كَانَ عَامِلَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَكَانَ إِذَا كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal
- Hushaym
- Manṣūr
- Ibn Sīrīn
- Aḥmad
- Marrah / Hushaym
- Baʿḍ And Lad al-ʿAlāʾ
Some of the children of al-Ala' ibn al-Hadrami said: Al-Ala' ibn al-Hadrami was the governor of the Prophet ﷺ at al-Bahrayn, and when he wrote to him he began with his won name.
Grades by grader
| al-Albani | Weak Chain | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Daif Isnaad | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Daif | fawazahmed0 |