1576 - أدَبُ الكِتابَةِ
1576. THE ETIQUETTE OF WRITING
5419. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمنِ الرَّحيمِ مِفتاحُ كلِّ كِتابٍ1
5419. The Prophet (SAWA) said, '[The phrase] In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful is the key [opening] for every book.'2
5420. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَدَعْ بسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمنِ الرَّحيمِ وإن كانَ بعدَهُ شِعرٌ3
5420. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Do not leave out 'In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful' even if what follows is poetry.'4
1. الدّرّ المنثور : 1 / 27
2. al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 1, p. 27
3. الكافي : 2 / 672 / 1
4. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 672, no. 1