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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5196

Chapter: Description of the Ring of the Prophet [SAW]

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5196

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّ وَنُقِشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Anas that :

The Prophet [SAW] wore a ring of silver with an Ethiopian stone (Fass), on which was inscribed (the phrase): "Muhammad Rasul Allah (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah)."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5196, 5277, 5279), Ibn Majah (No. 3641) and Ahmad (No. 12706).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

( فَصُّهُ ) بِفَتْحِ فَاء وَيُكْسَر وَتَشْدِيد صَاد مَعْرُوف ( حَبَشِيّ ) أَيْ عَلَى الْوَضْع الْحَبَشِيّ وَقِيلَ أَوْ صَائِغه حَبَشِيّ وَعَلَى هَذَا لَا مُخَالَفَة بَيْن هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَبَيْن حَدِيث وَفَصّه مِنْهُ وَإِنْ قُلْنَا إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَجَرًا أَوْ جَزَعًا أَوْ نَحْوه يَكُون بِالْحَبَشَةِ يُظْهِر الْمُخَالَفَة بَيْن الْحَدِيثَيْنِ وَتَدْفَع بِالْقَوْلِ بِتَعَدُّدِ الْخَاتَم كَمَا نُقِلَ عَنْ الْبَيْهَقِيِّ وَقَالَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ بَعْد ذَلِكَ وَالْأَشْبَه أَنَّ الَّذِي كَانَ فَصّه حَبَشِيًّا هُوَ الْخَاتَم الَّذِي اِتَّخَذَهُ مِنْ ذَهَب ثُمَّ طَرَحَهُ وَاِتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِق. أَيْ وَقَوْل الزُّهْرِيِّ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِق سَهْو مِنْهُ وَقَعَ مَوْضِع مِنْ ذَهَب وَاَللَّه تَعَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5196
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 5196
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5196

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  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (1857)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ وَفَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّ ، وَجَعَلَ فَصَّهُ مِمَّا يَلِي بَاطِنَ كَفِّهِ
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (1858)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ وَفَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّ وَنُقِشَ فِيهِ : مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9140)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ ، فَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9141)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ ، وَفَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّ ، وَنُقِشَ فِيهِ : مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (2366)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (2551)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ لَهُ فَصٌّ حَبَشِيًّا ، وَنَقَشَهُ : مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (3490)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ ، لَهُ فَصٌّ حَبَشِيٌّ ، وَنَقْشُهُ : مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
  • مسند ابن الجعد (819)اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا ، وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ : مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

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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 ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 8 other versions

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…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 5 other versions

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.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

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