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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5205

Chapter: Wearing an Iron Ring with Silver Twisted Around it

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5205

Narrator:Mu‘ayqīb

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَتَّابٍ، سَهْلِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ ‏{‏ حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالَ ‏}‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَكِينٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاسُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْمُعَيْقِيبِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، مُعَيْقِيبٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ

خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيدًا مَلْوِيًّا عَلَيْهِ فِضَّةٌ -

Iyas bin Al-Harith bin Al-Mu'aiqib narrated that his grandfather Mu'aiqib said:

"The ring of the Prophet [SAW] was made of iron with silver twisted around it." He said: "And sometimes it was on my hand." And Mu'aiqib was the keeper of the ring of the Messenger of Allah [SAW].

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5205).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( حَدِيدًا مَلْوِيًّا عَلَيْهِ فِضَّة ) قِيلَ هَذَا الْحَدِيث أَجْوَد إِسْنَادًا مِمَّا قَبْله لِأَنَّ فِي إِسْنَاد الْأَوَّل عَبْد اللَّه بْن مُسْلِم الْمَرْوَزِيُّ وَقِيلَ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحْتَجّ بِحَدِيثِهِ وَقِيلَ ثِقَة يُخْطِئ سِيَّمَا وَهَذَا الْحَدِيث يُعَضِّدهُ حَدِيث اِلْتَمِسْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيد وَلَوْ كَانَ مَكْرُوهًا لَمْ يَأْذَن فِيهِ قُلْت وَالرِّوَايَة الْآتِيَة صَرِيحَة فِي الْجَوَاز وَقِيلَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَنْع مَحْفُوظًا يُحْمَل الْمَنْع عَلَى مَا كَانَ حَدِيدًا صِرْفًا وَهَاهُنَا بِالْفِضَّةِ الَّتِي لُوِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ تَرْتَفِع الْكَرَاهَة وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم ( عَلَى خَاتَم ) أَيْ أَمِينًا عَلَيْهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5205
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 5205
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5205

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  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (1396)خَاتَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدِيدًا مَلْوِيًّا عَلَيْهِ فِضَّةٌ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (24549)خَاتَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدِيدًا مَلْوِيًّا ، عَلَيْهِ فِضَّةٌ فَصُّهُ بَادٍ

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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."

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