\nNarrated Anas:\n \n\nThat when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and \nstamped it with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word) \n'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.\n

\nNarrated Anas:\n \n\nThat when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and \nstamped it with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word) \n'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ لَمَّا اسْتُخْلِفَ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ، وَكَتَبَ لَهُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ وَخَتَمَهُ، وَكَانَ نَقْشُ الْخَاتَمِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَسْطُرٍ مُحَمَّدٌ سَطْرٌ، وَرَسُولُ سَطْرٌ، وَاللَّهِ سَطْرٌ‏.‏