48/40. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5154 — Companions Affirm Gold Prohibition
Prohibition of Gold for Men
Hadith About the Companions Affirming Gold Prohibition
Sunan an-Nasai : 5154
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5154
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو شَيْخٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، حِمَّانَ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَامَ حَجَّ جَمَعَ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ لُبُوسِ الذَّهَبِ قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ . خَالَفَهُ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَلَى اخْتِلاَفِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ .
Abu Shaikh narrated from his brother Himman: That when Mu'awiyah went on Hajj, he gathered together a group of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] at the Ka'bah and said to them: "I adjure you by Allah, did the Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbid wearing gold?" They said: "Yes." He said: "And I bear witness to that."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5154In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 115English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5157
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5154
This hadith about the Companions affirming gold prohibition is another report of Muawiyah during Hajj. He gathered a group of Companions of the Messenger of Allah SAW at the Kabah and asked them by Allah whether the Prophet SAW forbade wearing gold. They answered yes, and he said that he bore witness too. The report is important for its simple chain of reminder: a question, a shared answer, and a personal witness. It does not add extra reasons or conditions in the translation, so we should not add them here. The core topic is obedience in wearing gold. A believer learns to take a confirmed prophetic warning seriously.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report places Muawiyah's reminder at the Kabah during Hajj.
- He asked the Companions directly about the Prophet's prohibition.
- The Companions confirmed the report with a clear yes.
- Muawiyah also stated that he bore witness to it.
