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Sahih al-Bukhari 5878 (Book 77, Hadith 95) #5639
The Engraving of the Prophet's Ring

SUMMARY: Abu Bakr wrote a letter to someone and stamped it with the Prophet's ring, which had Muhammad, Apostle, and Allah engraved in three lines.

Narrated Anas: that when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he wrote a letter to him (and stamped it with the Prophet's ring) and the engraving of the ring was in three lines: Muhammad in one line, 'Apostle' in another line, and 'Allah' in a third line.
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ لَمَّا اسْتُخْلِفَ كَتَبَ لَهُ، وَكَانَ نَقْشُ الْخَاتَمِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَسْطُرٍ‏.‏ مُحَمَّدٌ سَطْرٌ، وَرَسُولُ سَطْرٌ، وَاللَّهِ سَطْرٌ‏.‏

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khalifah  *  engraving  *  ring  *  letter  *  caliph  *  taswir  *  khatam  *  risalah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your leaders appointed by God; Be humble; Remember your place in society; Serve God regardless of position or identity.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Abu Bakr writing a letter to someone and stamping it with the Prophet's ring. The engraving on the ring was in three lines - Muhammad, Apostle, and Allah. This shows that even though Muhammad was an apostle of Allah, he was still respected as an individual. It also shows that Muslims should respect their leaders as they are appointed by God. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us to be humble and remember our place in society - we are all servants of God no matter what our position is or who we are.

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