حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ قَالَ مَرَّةً يَعْنِي هُشَيْمًا عَنْ بَعْضِ وَلَدِ الْعَلَائِ أَنَّ الْعَلَائَ بْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ کَانَ عَامِلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَکَانَ إِذَا کَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5134
Narrated al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami: 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.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020