Hadith 362

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) Da'if in chain

Chapter 128

A man should begin with his own name when writing a letter

باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبْدَأُ بِنَفْسِهِ فِي الْكِتَابِ

Da'if in chain
Sunan Abi Dawud 5134
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 صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَكَانَ إِذَا كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ ‏.‏
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.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

al-'Ala' bin al-Hadrami

العلاء بن الحضرمي

12 narrations

3rd Generation
2

Ahmad bin Hanbal

أحمد بن حنبل

281 narrations

follower
3

Ibn Sirin

محمد بن سيرين الأنصاري

327 narrations

follower
4

Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi

منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي

594 narrations

successor
5

Hashaym bin Bashayr bin al-Qasim

هشيم بن بشير بن القاسم

354 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Ahmad bin Hanbal

أحمد بن حنبل

281 narrations