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Chapter 36 · No. 4214–4239

Signet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)

  • حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ الرُّوَاسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ …

    The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم wanted to write to some persian rulers. He was told that they would not read a letter without a seal in the form of a silver ring on which he engraved Muhammad the Messenger of Allah.

  • حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ عِيسَى …

    It remained in his hand until he died, in the hand of Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ until he died, in the hand of Umar until he died, and in the hand of Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ . When he was near a well, it fell down in it. He ordered to take it out …

  • حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ …

    The signet-ring of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was of silver with an Abyssinian stone.

  • حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ …

    The signet-ring of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was all of silver as was also its stone.

  • حَدَّثَنَا نُصَيْرُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، …

    The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم took a signet-ring of gold, and put the stone next the palm of his hand. He engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah . The people then took signet-rings of gold. When he saw that they had …

  • حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ …

    He engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. and said: No one must engrave anything in the manner of this signet-ring of mine. He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بِنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، …

    They searched for it but could not find it. Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ then fashioned a signet-ring and engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah . He used to wear it or stamp with it.

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ لُوَيْنٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ …

    He saw a silver signet-ring on the hand of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم only for a day. The people then fashioned and wore (rings). The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then threw it away and the people also threw (them. ) Abu Dawud …

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الرُّكَيْنَ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ …

    The Prophet of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم disliked ten things: Yellow colouring, meaning khaluq, dyeing grey hair, trailing the lower garment, wearing a gold signet-ring, a woman decking herself before people who are not within the …

  • حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ الْمَعْنَى، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ …

    A man came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and he was wearing a signet-ring of yellow copper. He said to him: How is it that I notice the odour of idols in you? So he threw it away, and came wearing an iron signet ring. He (the …

  • حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَزِيَادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ …

    The signet-ring of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was of iron polished with silver. Sometimes it remained in my possession. Al-Mu'ayqib was in charge of the signet-ring of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم.

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ …

    The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to me: Say: O Allah, guide me, and set me right. Remember by guidance (hidayah) the showing of the straight path, and remember by setting right (sadad) the setting right of an arrow. Then …

  • حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ …

    The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to wear the signet-ring on his right hand.

  • 4227Sunan Abi DawudDaʿif

    حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ …

    The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to wear the signet-ring on his left hand, and put its stone next the palm of his hand. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Ishaq and Usamah bin Zaid transmitted from Nafi: On his right hand .

  • حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَلْبَسُ خَاتَمَهُ …

    Ibn Umar رضی اللہ عنہما used to wear his signet-ring on his left hand.

  • حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ …

    I saw as-Salt ibn Abdullah bin Nawfal ibn Abdul Muttalib wearing the signet-ring on his right small finger. I asked: What is this? He replied: I saw Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما wearing his ring in this manner. He put its stone towards the …

  • 4230Sunan Abi DawudDaʿif

    حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، …

    A woman client of theirs took az-Zubayr's daughter to Umar bin al-Khattab رضی اللہ عنہ wearing bells on her legs. Umar رضی اللہ عنہ cut them off and said that he had heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: There is a devil …

  • 4231Sunan Abi DawudDaʿif

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ بُنَانَةَ مَوْلَاةِ …

    When she was with Aishah a girl wearing little tinkling bells was brought in to her. She ordered that they were not to bring her in where she was unless they cut off her little bells. She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ …

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ الْمَعْنَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو …

    His grandfather Arfajah bin Asad who had his nose cut off at the battle of al-Kilab got a silver nose, but it developed a stench, so the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ordered him to get a gold nose.

  • حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، وَأَبُو عَاصِمٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو …

    I asked Abul Ashhab: Did Abdur Rahman bin Tarafah meet his grandfather Arfajah? He replied: Yes.

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْهَبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ …

    The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by 'Arfajah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.

  • حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى …

    The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم got some ornaments presented by Negus as a gift to him. They contained a gold ring with an Abyssinian stone. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم turning his attention from it took it by means of a …

  • حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَسِيدِ بْنِ …

    The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If anyone wants to put a ring of fire on one he loves, let him put a gold ring on him: if anyone wants to put a necklace of fire on one he loves, let him put a gold necklace on him, and if anyone …

  • 4237Sunan Abi DawudDaʿif

    حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ امْرَأَتِهِ، عَنْ …

    The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: You women folk, have in silver something with which you adorn yourselves. I assure you that any woman of you who adorns herself with gold which she displays will be punished for it.

  • 4238Sunan Abi DawudDaʿif

    حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْعَطَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، أَنَّ مَحْمُودَ …

    The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: Any woman who wears a gold necklace will have a similar one of fire put on her neck on the Day of Resurrection, and any woman who puts a gold earring in her ear will have a similar one of fire …

  • حَدَّثَنَ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ الْقَنَّادِ، عَنْ أَبِي …

    The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم forbade to ride on panther skins and to wear gold except a little. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Abu Qilabah did not meet Muawiyah رضی اللہ عنہ .