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bayhaqi:20405ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd > Ismāʿīl b. al-Faḍl > Muḥammad b. Ḥumayd > Salamah > Ibn Isḥāq > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar b. al-Zubayr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr ؓ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ appointed Abdullah ibn Arqam as his scribe, and Abdullah would write for him and answer for him to the kings. It was known from his honesty that he would command him to write to some of the kings, so he would write, then he would command him to write and seal, and not read it due to his trust in him. Then, he also appointed Zaid ibn Thabit as a scribe. He would write the revelations and also write to the kings. Whenever Abdullah ibn Arqam and Zaid ibn Thabit were absent or needed to write to some commanders of the armies and the kings, or write a letter to a person that Jafar ibn Abu Talib would dictate, they would write it. Omar and Uthman had written for him, and Zaid, Al-Mughira, Muawiyah, Khalid ibn Sa'eed ibn al-'Aas, and others from the Arabs who were named.  

البيهقي:٢٠٤٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ثنا سَلَمَةُ عنِ ابنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اسْتَكْتَبَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ وَكَانَ يُجِيبُ عَنْهُ الْمُلُوكَ فَبَلَغَ مِنْ أَمَانَتِهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْمُلُوكِ فَيَكْتُبَ ثُمَّ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ وَيَخْتِمَ وَلَا يَقْرَأَه لِأَمَانَتِهِ عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَكْتَبَ أَيْضًا زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ الْوَحْيَ وََيَكْتُبُ إِلَى الْمُلُوكِ أَيْضًا وَكَانَ إِذَا غَابَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَاحْتَاجَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ أُمَرَاءِ الْأَجْنَادِ وَالْمُلُوكِ أَوْ يَكْتُبَ لِإِنْسَانٍ كِتَابًا يُقْطِعَهُ أَمَرَ جَعْفَرًا أَنْ يَكْتُبَ وَقَدْ كَتَبَ لَهُ عُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَكَانَ زَيْدٌ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ وَخَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِمَّنْ قَدْ سُمِيَّ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ  


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tabarani:4748al-Qāsim b. ʿAbbād al-Khaṭṭābī > Muḥammad b. Ḥumayd al-Rāzī > Salamah b. al-Faḍl > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ used to dictate letters to Abdullah bin Arqam, who would then write them to the kings. One time, Abdullah informed the Prophet ﷺ that he used to write letters to some kings, and then the Prophet ﷺ would instruct him to seal them without reading them, trusting his honesty. The Prophet ﷺ also dictated letters to Zaid bin Thabit, who would write down revelations and letters to the kings as well. In their absence, if there was a need to write to some commanders of armies or kings, they would write a letter that would be read and acted upon by anyone present. Omar bin Khattab, Uthman bin Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Zaid bin Thabit, Mugheerah bin Shu'bah, Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan, Khalid bin Saeed bin Al-Aas, and others from among the Arabs have all written letters on his behalf."  

الطبراني:٤٧٤٨حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْخَطَّابِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اسْتَكْتَبَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الْأَرْقَمِ فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ إِلَى الْمُلُوكِ فَبَلَغَ مِنْ أَمَانَتِهِ عَنْدَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْمُلُوكِ فَيَكْتُبُ ثُمَّ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ يُطَبِّقَهُ ثُمَّ يَخْتِمُ لَا يَقْرَأُهُ لِأَمانِتِهِ عَنْدَهُ واسْتَكْتَبَ أَيْضًا زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ الْوَحْيَ وَيَكْتُبُ إِلَى الْمُلُوكِ أَيْضًا وَكَانَ إِذَا غَابَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْأَرْقَمِ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَاحْتَاجَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ أُمَرَاءِ الْأَجْنَادِ وَالْمُلُوكِ وَيَكْتُبَ لِإِنْسَانٍ كِتَابًا يَقْطَعُهُ أَمَرَ مَنْ حَضَرَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ وَقَدْ كَتَبَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَخَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِّ ؓ وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِمَّنْ قَدْ سُمَيَّ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ»