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ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ أَنْ يَلْبَسَ الْمَرْءُ خَاتَمَ الذَّهَبِ، إِذْ لُبْسُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا لِلنِّسَاءِ دُونَ الرِّجَالِ

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[Machine] A man came from Najran to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a gold ring. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned away from him without asking him about anything. The man went back to his wife and told her what happened. She said to him, "You have a matter, so go back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and throw the ring at him." When he sought permission to enter, he was granted permission and he greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who returned the greeting. The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, you turned away from me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, you came to me with a firebrand in your hand." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have come with many firebrands, and I have also brought jewelry from Bahrain." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "You did not bring anything that would make us rich except for what could be used as projectiles in battle. But it is the worldly provision." The man said, "Excuse me to your companions, may they not think that you have been displeased with me for anything." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ excused him and informed the people that the only reason he turned away was because of the man's ring.  

ابن حبّان:٥٤٨٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا النَّجِيبِ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَدِمَ مِنْ نَجْرَانَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَحَدَّثَهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ لَكَ شَأْنًا فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَلْقِ الْخَاتَمَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَذِنَ لَهُ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْرَضْتَ عَنِّي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّكَ جِئْتَنِيَ وَفِي يَدِكَ جَمْرَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ جِئْتُ إِذًا بِجَمْرٍ كَثِيرٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ قَدِمَ بِحُلِيٍّ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ غَيْرُ مُغْنٍ عَنَّا شَيْئًا إِلَّا مَا أَغْنَتْ عَنَّا حِجَارَةُ الْحَرَّةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ اعْذُرْنِي فِي أَصْحَابِكَ لَا يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّكَ سَخِطْتَ عَلَيَّ بِشَيْءٍ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَذَرَهُ وَأَخْبَرَ أَنَّ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْهُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لِخَاتَمِهِ  

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[Machine] A man from Najran came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing a gold ring. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned away from him and did not ask him about anything. The man returned to his wife and told her what had happened. She said, "You have a matter, so go back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He returned to the Prophet ﷺ and threw his ring and cloak at him. When he sought permission to enter, he was granted it and the Prophet ﷺ greeted him. The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, you turned away from me before I came to you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "You came to me with a flame of fire in your hand." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I indeed came with a great deal of fire." He had brought some jewelry from Bahrain. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What you have brought is not of importance to us, except that which the stones of the Haram have made permissible. However, it is the enjoyment of worldly life." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, excuse me to your companions so that they do not think you were angry with me about something." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ excused him and informed them that the matter was due to his gold ring.  

أحمد:١١١٠٩ – حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا النَّجِيبِ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَهُأَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَدِمَ مِنْ نَجْرَانَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ خَاتَمُ ذَهَبٍ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَحَدَّثَهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ لَكَ لَشَأْنًا فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَلْقَى خَاتَمَهُ وَجُبَّةً كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَأْذَنَ أُذِنَ لَهُ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَعْرَضْتَ عَنِّي قَبْلُ حِينَ جِئْتُكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكَ جِئْتَنِي وَفِي يَدِكَ جَمْرَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَقَدْ جِئْتُ إِذًا بِجَمْرٍ كَثِيرٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ قَدِمَ بِحُلِيٍّ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ غَيْرُ مُغْنٍ عَنَّا شَيْئًا إِلَّا مَا أَغْنَتْ حِجَارَةُ الْحَرَّةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اعْذُرْنِي فِي أَصْحَابِكَ لَا يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّكَ سَخِطْتَ عَلَيَّ بِشَيْءٍ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَذَرَهُ وَأَخْبَرَ أَنَّ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْهُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لِخَاتَمِهِ الذَّهَبِ