حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَکْتُبَ إِلَی الْعَجَمِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ الْعَجَمَ لَا يَقْبَلُونَ إِلَّا کِتَابًا عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ فَاصْطَنَعَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَالَ کَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَی بَيَاضِهِ فِي يَدِهِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 5481
Anas reported that when Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) decided to write (letters) to non-Arabs (i. e. Persian and Byzantine Emperors) it was said to him that the non-Arabs would not accept a letter but that having a seal over it; so he (the Holy Prophet) got a silver ring made. He (Anas) said: I perceive as if I am looking at its brightness in his hand.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020