
He (Ibn Sa’d) said: ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad informed us on authority of
Mu`tamir, he on the authority of a person from his companions whose
name was ‘Ata, he on the authority of [P. 32] ‘Abd Allah Ibn Yahya Ibn
Salman; he said:
A son of Su’ayr lbn ‘Adda showed me an epistle from the Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him; its contents were: From Mubammad the
Apostle of Allah to al-Su’ayr Ibn ‘Adda. I appoint you custodian of alRahih and whatever is left by a traveller is yours