77. Dress

٧٧۔ كتاب اللباس

77.50 To engrave a ring

٧٧۔٥٠ باب نَقْشِ الْخَاتَمِ

bukhari:5872ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik > Nabī Allāh ﷺ Arād

Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to write a letter to a group of people or some non-Arabs. It was said to him, "They do not accept any letter unless it is stamped." So the Prophet ﷺ had a silver ring made for himself, and on it was engraved: 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah'. .. as if I am now looking at the glitter of the ring on the finger (or in the palm) of the Prophet ﷺ .  

البخاري:٥٨٧٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى رَهْطٍ أَوْ أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الأَعَاجِمِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَقْبَلُونَ كِتَابًا إِلاَّ عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ فَاتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَكَأَنِّي بِوَبِيصِ أَوْ بِبَصِيصِ الْخَاتَمِ فِي إِصْبَعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَوْ فِي كَفِّهِ  

bukhari:5873Muḥammad b. Salām > ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a silver ring made for himself and it was worn by him on his hand. Afterwards it was worn by Abu Bakr, and then by ʿUmar, and then by ʿUthman till it fell in the Aris well. (On that ring) was engraved: 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah."  

البخاري:٥٨٧٣حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ

اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ وَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ عُمَرَ ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي يَدِ عُثْمَانَ حَتَّى وَقَعَ بَعْدُ فِي بِئْرِ أَرِيسَ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ