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Narrated Anas:When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to write a letter to the ruler of the Byzantines, he was told that those people did not read any letter unless it was stamped with a seal. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) got a silver ring-- as if I were just looking at its white glitter on his hand ---- and stamped on it the expression "Muhammad, Apostle of Allah

حدثنا علي بن الجعد، اخبرنا شعبة، عن قتادة، قال سمعت انسا رضى الله عنه يقول لما اراد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ان يكتب الى الروم، قيل له انهم لا يقرءون كتابا الا ان يكون مختوما. فاتخذ خاتما من فضة، فكاني انظر الى بياضه في يده، ونقش فيه محمد رسول الله