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THE SEAL OF THE BLESSED PROPHET
THE SEAL OF THE BLESSED PROPHET
Anas bin Malik narrates: “When Allah’s Messenger decided to write letters to the Byzantine Emperor, his Companions told him that they would not read a letter unless it is sealed. Then Allah’s Messenger had a silver ring made for himself, its shape is so vivid in my mind as if I see its brightness in the band of Allah’s Messenger and its engravement was ‘Muhammad, Messenger of Allah’”. (Sahih Muslim, 2092c.
The words ‘Muhammad, Messenger of Allah’ (Muhammad Rasulullah) were engraved on three lines; the first line carried the word ‘Allah’, beneath it was the word ‘Rasul’ and further down the word ‘Muhammad’.
After the Prophet, Abu Bakr [Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, the first Rashidun Caliph (632-634) who succeeded the Prophet as the ruler] wore the ring, and then Umar [Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Rashidun Caliph (634-644)] and then Uthman [Uthman ibn Affan, the third Rashidun Caliph (644-656) wore it till it fell in the Aris well from Uthman.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5866).
The Prophet’s ring, after it was gone from Caliph Uthman, has never been found. However, photographs of the seal used on letters sent by Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be to him, to kings and rulers are available.