24/31. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1770 — Gold Nose for Need
What Has Been Related About Bracing The Teeth With Gold
Hadith About a Gold Nose for Medical Need
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1770
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1770
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمِ بْنِ الْبَرِيدِ، وَأَبُو سَعْدٍ الصَّغَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْهَبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ، عَنْ عَرْفَجَةَ بْنِ أَسْعَدَ، قَالَ أُصِيبَ أَنْفِي يَوْمَ الْكُلاَبِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَاتَّخَذْتُ أَنْفًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَأَنْتَنَ عَلَىَّ فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ أَنْفًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ .حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْهَبِ، نَحْوَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ . وَقَدْ رَوَى سَلْمُ بْنُ زَرِيرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الأَشْهَبِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّهُمْ شَدُّوا أَسْنَانَهُمْ بِالذَّهَبِ وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ حُجَّةٌ لَهُمْ . وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ سَلْمُ بْنُ رَزِينٍ وَهُوَ وَهَمٌ وَأَبُو سَعْدٍ الصَّغَانِيُّ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُيَسَّرٍ .
'Urfajah bin As'ad Narrated from:
My Nose Was Severed On The Day Of Al-Kulab During Jahiliyyah. So I Got A Nose Of Silver Which Caused An Infection For Me, So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Ordered Me To Get A Node Made Of Gold.Another Chain With Similar Meaning. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib, We Only Know Of It As A Narration Of 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Tarafah. Salm Bin Zarir Reported Similar To The Narration Of Abu Al-Ashhab From 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Taraqah - "From 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Taraqah." It Has Been Related About More Than One Of The People Of Knowledge That They Would Brace Their Teeth With Gold, And In This Hadith There Was A Proof For Them. 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Mahdi Said: "Salm Bin Zarin" But That Is An Error, "Zarir" Is More Correct, And Abu Sa'D As-San'Ani'S (A Narrator In This Chain) Name Is Muhammad Bin Muyassir.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1770In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 54,55English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1770
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1770
This Hadith reports that Urfajah bin Asad had his nose severed during the Day of Al-Kulab in Jahiliyyah. He first got a silver nose, but it caused an infection or bad smell for him. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم then ordered him to get a nose made of gold. The core topic is not luxury jewelry. The wording is about a specific need after injury, where the silver replacement caused harm. Abu Eisa also mentions that some people of knowledge used this Hadith as proof for bracing teeth with gold. For readers searching for the gold nose Hadith, this narration should be explained with care and without turning it into a broad claim beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith describes a specific case of injury and replacement.
- The silver nose caused harm, so the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered a gold one.
- The report should not be treated as a general luxury ruling.
- Abu Eisa notes that scholars used it as proof in related medical needs.
