48/50. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5206 — Gold Ring, Silk, and Worldly Goods
Wearing a Brass Ring
Hadith About Gold Ring, Silk Clothing, and Permitted Ring Materials
Sunan an-Nasai : 5206
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5206
أَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، - مِنْ أَهْلِ ثَغْرٍ ثِقَةٌ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّجِيبِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَجُبَّةُ حَرِيرٍ فَأَلْقَاهُمَا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَيْتُكَ آنِفًا فَأَعْرَضْتَ عَنِّي . فَقَالَ " إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي يَدِكَ جَمْرَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ " . قَالَ لَقَدْ جِئْتُ إِذًا بِجَمْرٍ كَثِيرٍ . قَالَ " إِنَّ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ لَيْسَ بِأَجْزَأَ عَنَّا مِنْ حِجَارَةِ الْحَرَّةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا " . قَالَ فَمَاذَا أَتَخَتَّمُ قَالَ " حَلْقَةً مِنْ حَدِيدٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ أَوْ صُفْرٍ " .
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri: "A man came from Al-Bahrain to the Prophet [SAW] and greeted him with Salam, but he did not return his greeting. He was wearing a gold ring on his hand, and was wearing a silken Jubbah. He took them off, then he greeted him with Salam, and he returned his greeting. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I came to you just now, and you turned away from me.' He said: 'You had a coal of fire on your hand.' He said: 'Then I have brought many coals.' He said: 'What you have brought with you is no better for us than the stones of Al-Harrah, but it is a temporary convenience of this world.' He said: 'What should I use for a ring?' He said: 'A ring of iron or silver or brass.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5206In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 167English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5209
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5206
This Hadith about gold ring and silk clothing tells of a man from Al-Bahrain who came to the Prophet [SAW] wearing a gold ring and a silken Jubbah. The Prophet did not return his Salam at first. When the man removed them and greeted again, the Prophet returned the greeting and described the gold ring as a coal of fire on his hand. The man then asked what kind of ring he should use, and the answer mentioned a ring of iron, silver, or brass. For searches like gold ring Hadith, silk Jubbah Hadith, and ring materials in Islam, the wording gives the main lesson clearly: avoid what the Prophet objected to here and choose a simpler material named in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet objected to the man's gold ring and silken Jubbah in this report.
- After removing them, the man's Salam was returned.
- The Prophet named iron, silver, or brass as ring materials in response to the man's question.
