48/50. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5208 — No One Should Copy This Inscription
Wearing a Brass Ring
Hadith About Not Copying the Prophet's Ring Inscription
Sunan an-Nasai : 5208
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5208
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَاتَمًا وَنَقَشَ عَلَيْهِ نَقْشًا قَالَ " إِنَّا قَدِ اتَّخَذْنَا خَاتَمًا وَنَقَشْنَا فِيهِ نَقْشًا فَلاَ يَنْقُشْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى نَقْشِهِ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِهِ فِي يَدِهِ .
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] put on a ring, and he had some words inscribed on it. He said: 'We have put on a ring and have had some words engraved on it; no one of you should copy this inscription.'" Then Anas said: "It is as if I can see its whiteness on his hand."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5208In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 169English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5211
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5208
This Hadith about not copying the Prophet's ring inscription repeats the same main idea with slightly fuller wording. Anas bin Malik said that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] put on a ring and had some words inscribed on it. He told the people that he had taken a ring and engraved words on it, and that no one should copy this inscription. Anas then remembered its whiteness on the Prophet's hand. For people searching for Prophet's ring inscription Hadith, Muhammad Rasul Allah ring, or engraved ring in Islam, this narration gives a clear boundary: the ring and its shine are described, but the special engraving was not to be copied by others.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet had words engraved on his ring.
- He told others not to copy that inscription.
- Anas remembered the whiteness of the ring on the Prophet's hand.
