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Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When one of you writes a letter, let him dust it 1 with earth, for it is more likely to fulfill the need.”
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- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 2713 (unverified) 90% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “let him dust it, etc.”: Al-Tayyibi said: “It means to shake it onto the dust. It is also said that it refers to sprinkling dust on the written letter.” As noted in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: فليتربه إلخ : قال الطيبي : يسقطه على التراب. وقيل: المراد به ذرّ التراب على المكتوب. كذا في «المرقاة».