English translation
5200. It was narrated that Anas bin Mālik said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had a ring of silver which he wore on his right hand. It had an Ethiopian stone (Fass), and he used to wear the stone (Fass) next to his palm.” (Sahīh)
Hadith 5200
Description Of The Ring Of The Prophet ﷺ
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 6
48. The Book Of Adornment, From As-Sunan[1]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 5197 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 173
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 5197 · Volume 1 · Page 112
Sahih
صحيح بما قبله (٥١٩٦) وبما يأتي
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4797 · Volume 3 · Page 1058
Sahih
(صحيح) بما قبله وبما يأتي.
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Arabic text
5197 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: «كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمُ فِضَّةٍ يَتَخَتَّمُ بِهِ فِي يَمِينِهِ، فَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّ، يَجْعَلُ فَصَّهُ مِمَّا يَلِي كَفَّهُ»
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1. ‘On his right hand’, because for adornment the right hand is appropriate. The left hand is used for cleansing etc. In some narrations, there is mention of the left hand, because in the left hand the ring would be slipped and removed by the right hand. So to speak, it is permissible in both the hands, but priority is given to the right hand. This is because it so occurs in numerous narrations. See Hadith 5257 as well. 2. ‘Its stone toward the inside of his palm’: Because he had not worn it for adornment or beautification. He had worn it for the purpose of sealing. Even so, there is no harm if the stone is moved toward the back of the hand, because there is no evidence for its prohibition. 3. We learn from this that the silver ring also should be worn when some need arises. Not for mere adornment.