37/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2091d — The Prophet's Silver Ring
The Prophet (SAW) Wore A Ring Of Silver On Which Was Inscribed The Words Muhammad Rasul Allah (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah), And The Caliphs Wore It After He Died
Hadith About the Prophet's Silver Ring and Its Engraving
Sahih Muslim : 2091d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2091d
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ ثُمَّ كَانَ فِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ كَانَ فِي يَدِ عُمَرَ ثُمَّ كَانَ فِي يَدِ عُثْمَانَ حَتَّى وَقَعَ مِنْهُ فِي بِئْرِ أَرِيسٍ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ . قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَتَّى وَقَعَ فِي بِئْرِ . وَلَمْ يَقُلْ مِنْهُ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had made for himself a ring of silver, and he (wore it in his finger). then it was in Abu Bakr's finger. then it was in 'Umar's finger. then it was in 'Uthman's finger. until it fell into the well of Aris and it had these words engraved upon it (Muhammad, Messenger of Allah). Ibn Numair narrated it with a slight variation of words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2091dIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 91USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5212
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2091d
This hadith about the Prophet's silver ring gives a careful record of the ring's history. Ibn Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah made a ring of silver and wore it. After him, it was on Abu Bakr's finger, then Umar's, then Uthman's, until it fell into the well of Aris. The engraving on it was Muhammad, Messenger of Allah. Readers often search for Prophet silver ring hadith, Muhammad Messenger of Allah ring, or well of Aris ring. The narration focuses on the ring, its material, its engraving, and the people who held it after the Prophet. It does not add extra rulings in this wording, so the explanation should stay close to these details.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet had a silver ring with a specific engraving.
- The ring later passed to Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman.
- The narration preserves the detail that it fell into the well of Aris.
- The engraving was Muhammad, Messenger of Allah.
