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Sunan Abu DawudSignet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4227

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Wearing A Ring On The Right Hand Or Left

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4227

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ ‏.‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 b. Zaid transmitted from Nafi': "On his right hand".

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4227).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( كَانَ يَتَخَتَّم فِي يَسَاره ) : قِيلَ فِي تَرْجِيح التَّخَتُّم فِي الْيَسَار : إِنَّ الْخَاتَم إِذَا كَانَ فِي الْيَسَار يَحْصُل التَّنَاوُل مِنْهَا بِالْيَمِينِ وَكَذَا وَضْعه فِيهَا. ( قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ اِبْن إِسْحَاق وَأُسَامَة إِلَخْ ) : حَاصِلَة أَنَّ اِبْن إِسْحَاق وَأُسَامَة اِبْن زَيْد رَوَيَا الْحَدِيث عَنْ نَافِع فَقَالَ فِي رِوَايَتهمَا فِي يَمِينه , وَأَمَّا رِوَايَة عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ الْمَذْكُورَة فَفِيهَا فِي يَسَاره. قَالَ الْحَافِظ : رِوَايَة الْيَسَار فِي حَدِيث نَافِع شَاذَّة , وَمَنْ رَوَاهَا أَيْضًا أَقَلّ عَدَدًا وَأَلْيَن حِفْظًا مِمَّنْ رَوَى الْيَمِين. اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن أَبِي رَوَّادٍ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ غَي…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakShadh The hadith No. 4227
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4227
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakShadh The hadith No. 4227

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Also reported by… (6)
  • الآداب للبيهقي (531)يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (829)يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ ، وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ
  • الجامع لأخلاق الراوي وآداب السامع للخطيب (916)يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ ، وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (2578)يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ ، وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ
  • شرح السنة (3049)يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ ، وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (5869)يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَسَارِهِ ، وَكَانَ فَصُّهُ فِي بَاطِنِ كَفِّهِ

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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 ‏"

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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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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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