48/52. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5212 — O Allah, Guide Me and Make Me Steadfast
Prohibition of Wearing the Ring on the Forefinger
Hadith About the Dua for Guidance and Steadfastness
Sunan an-Nasai : 5212
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5212
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي " . وَنَهَانِي أَنْ أَضَعَ الْخَاتَمَ فِي هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ وَأَشَارَ بِشْرٌ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى . قَالَ وَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ أَحَدُهُمَا .
It was narrated that 'Ali said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to me: 'Say: O Allah, guide me and make me steadfast,' and he forbade me to put a ring on this one and this one" - and Bishr (one of the narrators) pointed to his forefinger and middle finger. And 'Asim said: "One of the two of them."
[3] And all of these are narrated by ‘Âsim.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5212In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 173English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5215
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5212
This Hadith gives a simple dua and a related instruction about ring placement. Ali said that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] told him to say: O Allah, guide me and make me steadfast. He also forbade him from putting a ring on this one and this one, and Bishr pointed to the forefinger and middle finger. The report also notes a wording detail from Asim about one of the two. For users searching Allahumma ihdini wa saddidni, dua for guidance, or ring on forefinger Hadith, this narration is helpful because it gives both the supplication and the ring instruction. The safest explanation is to keep those two teachings clear and separate.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet taught Ali to ask Allah for guidance and steadfastness.
- The narration mentions a ban on placing the ring on the forefinger and middle finger.
- The report preserves narrator details about how the fingers were indicated.
