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Sunan Abu DawudSignet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4217

Chapter: What Has Been Reported About Using A Ring

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4217

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

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

خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ فِضَّةٍ كُلُّهُ فَصُّهُ مِنْهُ ‏.‏

Narrated Anas:

The signet-ring of the Prophet (ﷺ) was all of silver as was also its stone.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4217).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مِنْ فِضَّة كُلّه ) : بِالرَّفْعِ لِلتَّأْكِيدِ , أَيْ كَانَ الْخَاتَم كُلّه مِنْ فِضَّة ( فَصّه مِنْهُ ) : أَيْ فَصّ الْخَاتَم مِنْ الْفِضَّة وَتَذْكِير الضَّمِير بِتَأْوِيلِ الْوَرِق. وَالْحَدِيث نَصّ فِي أَنَّ الْخَاتَم كَانَ كُلّه مِنْ فِضَّة , وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيث الَّذِي يَأْتِي فِي بَاب خَاتَم الْحَدِيد بِلَفْظِ : كَانَ خَاتَم النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ حَدِيد مَلْوِيّ عَلَيْهِ فِضَّة " فَيُحْمَل عَلَى التَّعَدُّد عَلَى مَا قَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي الْفَتْح. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَ الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ بِنَحْوِهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4217
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4217
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4217
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4217

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  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (1387)خَاتَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ كُلُّهُ فَصَّهُ مِنْهُ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4214

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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."

إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ بِخَاتَمٍ فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ ‏"‏ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 17 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4221

Ziyad b. Sa'd, Shu'aib and Ibn Musafir transmitted it from al-Zuhri. 'Ali said in their versions: "of silver".

رَأَى فِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ فَلَبِسُوا وَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ ‏.‏

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5873

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had a silver ring made for himself and it was worn by him on his hand. Afterwards it was worn by Abu Bakr, and then by `Umar, and then by `Uthman till it fell in the Aris well. (On that ring) was engraved: 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah."

اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ، وَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ عُمَرَ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ عُثْمَانَ، حَتَّى وَقَعَ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5874

The Prophet (ﷺ) got a ring made for himself and said, "I have got a ring made (for myself) and engraved a certain engraving on it so none of you should get such an engraving on his ring." I saw the glitter of the ring on his little finger.

إِنَّا اتَّخَذْنَا خَاتَمًا، وَنَقَشْنَا فِيهِ نَقْشًا، فَلاَ يَنْقُشْ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنِّي لأَرَى بَرِيقَهُ فِي خِنْصَرِهِ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3106

That when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and stamped it with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word) 'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.

وَكَانَ نَقْشُ الْخَاتَمِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَسْطُرٍ مُحَمَّدٌ سَطْرٌ، وَرَسُولُ سَطْرٌ، وَاللَّهِ سَطْرٌ‏.‏

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