48/40. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5146 — Clear Warning on Gold and Silk
Prohibition of Gold for Men
Hadith About Male Adornment with Gold and Silk
Sunan an-Nasai : 5146
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5146
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الصَّعْبَةِ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ هَمْدَانَ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَفْلَحُ عَنِ ابْنِ زُرَيْرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا، يَقُولُ إِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَذَ حَرِيرًا فَجَعَلَهُ فِي يَمِينِهِ وَأَخَذَ ذَهَبًا فَجَعَلَهُ فِي شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ حَرَامٌ عَلَى ذُكُورِ أُمَّتِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَحَدِيثُ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ إِلاَّ قَوْلَهُ أَفْلَحَ فَإِنَّ أَبَا أَفْلَحَ أَشْبَهُ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ .
'Ali said: "The Prophet of Allah [SAW] took hold of some silk in his right hand, and some gold in his left, then he said: 'These two are forbidden for the males of my Ummah.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5146In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 107English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5149
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5146
This hadith about male adornment again reports the Prophet SAW holding silk and gold and saying that these two are forbidden for the males of his Ummah. Its strength for the reader is its plain wording. The items are specific, and the group addressed is specific. The focus is not on wealth in general, nor on every kind of clothing. It is on silk and gold as worn or used by men in adornment. The report also includes a note from Abu Abdur-Rahman about the more correct version of the chain, which reminds students of hadith that narrations are preserved with care. For daily life, the lesson is simple: a Muslim man should avoid what the Prophet SAW forbade.
What we learn from this hadith
- The text identifies silk and gold as the two items being discussed.
- The Prophet SAW connects the rule to males of his Ummah.
- The narration shows care in preserving wording and chains.
- Muslim men should not treat forbidden adornment as a small issue.
