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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 937

45. Letters and greetings

الأدب المفرد

45/528 Chapter:

The one who is put first in a letter

بَابُ‏:‏ بِمَنْ يَبْدَأُ فِي الْكِتَابِ‏؟‏

937
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ‏:‏ كَتَبْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ‏:‏ اكْتُبْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ‏:‏ إِلَى فُلانٍ‏.‏
Anas ibn Sirin said, "I wrote for Ibn 'Umar and he said, 'Write:
"In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, Most Merciful. Following on from that: To so-and-so."'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1125
In-book : Book 45, Hadith 9
English translation : Book 45, Hadith 1125