English translation
5212. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Do not be so close to the Mushrikîn that you can benefit from the light of their fires, and do not engrave Arabic (words) on your rings.'" (Da'if)
Hadith 5212
The Words Of The Prophet ﷺ: "Do Not Engrave Arabic (Words) On Your Rings"
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Darussalam · Volume 6
48. The Book Of Adornment, From As-Sunan[1]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 176
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 5209 · Volume 1 · Page 124
Da‘if
ضعيف، الضعيفة (٤٧٨١) // ضعيف الجامع الصغير (٦٢٢٧) //
- ضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 399 · Volume الكتاب · Page 232
Da‘if
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Arabic text
٥٢٠٩ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْخُوَارَزْمِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَزْهَرَ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَسْتَضِيئُوا بِنَارِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَلَا تَنْقُشُوا عَلَى خَوَاتِيمِكُمْ عَرَبِيًّا».
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1. 'The fires of the polytheists' means 'do not reside among polytheists'. So to speak, the Muslims ought to live separate from the unbelievers, and so far away from them that the fires lit by the polytheists do not come into sight; while fire could be seen from miles away particularly in the desert region. 2. 'Arabic phrasing or script': While some scholars consider this to be a general prohibition of inscriptions with Arabic on rings, the real or the root purpose is the engravings of the Prophetic ring shall not be copied. It was in the Arabic script. No inscription other than this was well-known in the Arabic script during that period of time. Otherwise, absolute engraving of any Arabic script or inscription is not forbidden.