Chapter: To bear witness as to the writer of a stamped letter; and the letter of a ruler to a governor, and of a judge to a judge

Hadith Number 7162

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Narrated Anas bin Malik

When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet (ﷺ) took a silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'.