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Lahīʿa, from Abū al-Aswad, from ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr, who related that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wrote to the people of Najrān:
“From Muḥammad, the Prophet, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him….”
He then quoted wording similar to the present copy, but his narration does not mention the incident involving Abū Bakr and ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both. At the close of the document appear the attestations of Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb, Ghīlān ibn ʿAmr, and Mālik ibn—
لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ،
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتَبَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْرَانَ:
مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَ هَذِهِ النُّسْخَةِ، وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قِصَّةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، وَفِي آخِرِهِ شَهِدَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَغِيلَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَمَالِكُ بْنُ