Musa bin Isma'il narrated to us, he said: Sulaiman bin Mughira narrated to us, he said: Thabit narrated from Anas, he said:

We were forbidden in the Noble Qur'an from asking questions to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and for this reason, we liked that some intelligent Bedouin would come and ask the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) about religious matters and we would listen. So once a Bedouin came and said, "O Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )! Your messenger came to us and informed us that Allah has sent you as His Messenger. Is this your claim?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "He spoke the truth." Then he asked, "Who created the heavens?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Then he asked, "Who created the earth and the mountains?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Then he asked, "Who created the beneficial things in them?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Then he said, "I ask you by the One who created the earth, the heavens, and the mountains, and created the benefits in them, did Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, send you as His Messenger?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) replied, "Yes, absolutely true. (Allah has made me His Messenger)." Then he said, "Your messenger told us that five daily prayers and giving zakat from wealth are obligatory upon us. Is this correct?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "Yes, he spoke the truth." Then he said, "I ask you by the One who made you His Messenger, did Allah, the Pure, command you with these things?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "Yes, absolutely correct." Then he said, "Your envoy claims that whoever among us is able, Hajj to the House of Allah is obligatory upon him." The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "Yes, he is truthful." Then he said, "I ask you by the One who sent you as a Messenger, did Allah command you with this?" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) replied, "Yes." Then he said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I will neither add to these things nor decrease from them. (Rather, I will live my life according to them.)" The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, "If he has spoken the truth in what he said, he will surely, surely enter Paradise." (Note: San'ani said, this hadith is found in this place only in the one manuscript of Bukhari that was read to Farabri, and in no other manuscript.)

And Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) had copies of the Qur'an written and sent them to various regions. And according to Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), Yahya bin Sa'id, and Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), this (writing) is permissible. And some people of Hijaz have deduced from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) regarding manawalah (handing over a written document), in which he wrote a letter for the commander of the army. Then he said (to the messenger), "Do not read this letter until you reach such-and-such a place." Then, when he reached that place, he read the letter before the people and informed them of the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once Allah's Apostle gave a letter to a person and ordered him to go and deliver it to the Governor of Bahrain. (He did so) and the Governor of Bahrain sent it to Chousroes, who read that letter and then tore it to pieces. (The sub-narrator (Ibn Shihab) thinks that Ibn Al-Musaiyab said that Allah's Apostle invoked Allah against them (saying), "May Allah tear them into pieces, and disperse them all totally.)"