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Sunan Ibn Majah 3648

Chapter: Wearing rings on the thumb

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3648

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ أَنْ أَتَخَتَّمَ فِي هَذِهِ وَفِي هَذِهِ يَعْنِي الْخِنْصَرَ وَالإِبْهَامَ

It was narrated that ‘Ali said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade me to wear a ring on this and on this,” meaning the little finger and the thumb.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3648).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3648
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3648
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 3648
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3648

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