Hadith 301

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported from Suleyman Bin Khalid who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah-asws and he-asws was writing a letter to Baghdad, and I wanted to bid him-asws farewell. He-asws said: ‘You are going to Baghdad? ’ I said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Assist this slave of mine by handing over his letters’. I thought, and I was walking in the courtyard of the house, I said, ‘This is a Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj creatures. He-asws is writing to Abu Ayoub Al-Jazary, and so and so, and so and so, asking them for his-asws needs. ’
When we came to the door of the house, he-asws shouted at me: ‘O Suleyman! You, return alone! ’ I returned. He-asws said: ‘I-asws wrote to them to inform them that I-asws am a servant (of Allah-azwj), and there are needs for me-asws to them’’. [137]