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5209. It was narrated from Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî: "A man came
from Al-Bahrain to the Prophet ﷺ and greeted him with Salâm, but he did not return his greeting. He was wearing a gold ring on his hand, and was wearing a silken Jubbah. He took them off, then he greeted him with Salâm, and he returned his greeting. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, I came to you just now, and you turned away from me.' He said: 'You had a coal of fire on your hand.' He said: 'Then I have brought many coals.' He said: 'What you have brought with you is no better for us than the stones of Al-Harah, but it is a temporary convenience of this world.' He said: 'What should I use for a ring?' He said: 'A ring of iron or silver or brass.'" (Hasan)
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1. 'A coal of fire' means the gold ring which would turn into fire on the Day of Judgment.
2. 'I have brought many coals' means if gold is a coal of fire, then I have brought a lot of gold.
3. 'The stones of Al-Harah': Gold becomes a coal of fire for the one who uses it as adornment and beautification, considering it a thing of valued beauty. But the one who does not give importance to gold, nor is it one's objective to acquire gold, and he merely fulfills the needs of his life by means of gold, and if one does not utilize it for adornment and beautification, gold would not become fire for such a person. Every Muslim should keep this statement of Allâh's Messenger ﷺ before them.
4. A stony ground is called Al-Harah. In the east and the west, of Madinah, there are two spacious stony grounds which are called the Harratayn (the two Harrah's), containing black volcanic rock!
5. It becomes clear from this Tradition that it is permissible to wear a ring of iron and brass also.
