حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسَائِلَ مِنْ رَسَائِلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، كُلَّمَا انْقَضَتْ قِصَّةٌ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ.
Hisham ibn 'Urwa said, "I saw some of the letters of the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace. After the introduction he said,
'Following on from that'"
Zayd ibn Aslam said, "My father sent me to Ibn 'Umar and I saw
him write, 'In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, Most Merciful. Following
on from that'"
Narrated It is reported that Zayd ibn Thabit wrote this letter:
"In the
Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, Most Merciful. To the slave of Allah,
Mu'awiya, the Amir al-Mu'minin, from Zayd ibn Thabit. Peace be upon you,
Amir al-Mu'minin, and the mercy of Allah. I praise Allah to you. There
is no god but Him. Following on from that'"
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar wrote to 'Abdu'l-Malik ibn Marwan in order
to pledge him his allegiance. He wrote to him, "In the Name of Allah, the
All-Merciful, Most Merciful. To 'Abdu'l-Malik, the Amir al-Mu'minin, from
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. Peace be upon you. I praise Allah to you. There is
no god but Him. I offer you obedience according to the sunna of Allah and
the sunna of His Messenger as much as I can."
