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ذِكْرُ جَوَازِ اتِّخَاذِ الْمَرْءِ الْخَاتَمَ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ يُرِيدُ بِهِ لُبْسَهُ

ibnhibban:5490Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Bishr b. al-Walīd al-Kindī > Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd > al-Zuhrī > Anas b. Mālik

I saw one day on the finger of Messenger of Allah (may peace be Upon him) a silver ring; so the people also got silver rings made and wore them Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ discarded his ring, and the people also discarded their rings. (Using translation from Muslim 2093a)  

ابن حبّان:٥٤٩٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْكِنْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَلَبِسُوهَا فَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَهُمْ «  


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bukhari:5868Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > Anas b. Mālik

that he saw a silver ring on the hand of Messenger of Allah ﷺ for one day only. Then the people had silver rings made for themselves and wore it. On that, Messenger of Allah ﷺ threw away their rings as well. (For the details of this Hadith, see Fath-ul-Bari, Vol. 12, page 438).  

البخاري:٥٨٦٨حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ؓ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ اصْطَنَعُوا الْخَوَاتِيمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ وَلَبِسُوهَا فَطَرَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَهُمْ  

تَابَعَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَزِيَادٌ وَشُعَيْبٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَقَالَ ابْنُ مُسَافِرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَرَى خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ
muslim:2093aAbū ʿImrān Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar b. Ziyād > Ibrāhīm / Ibn Saʿd > Ibn Shihāb > Anas b. Mālik

I saw one day on the finger of Messenger of Allah (may peace be Upon him) a silver ring; so the people also got silver rings made and wore them Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ discarded his ring, and the people also discarded their rings.  

مسلم:٢٠٩٣aحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِمْرَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا قَالَ فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ الْخَوَاتِمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَلَبِسُوهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِمَهُمْ  

muslim:2093bMuḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > Rawḥ > Ibn Jurayj > Ziyād > Ibn Shihāb > Anas b. Mālik

Anas b. Malik reported that one day he saw on the finger of Messenger of Allah ﷺ a silver ring, and the people also made silver rings and put them on. Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ threw his ring away, and so the people also threw away their rings.  

مسلم:٢٠٩٣bحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي زِيَادٌ أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ اضْطَرَبُوا الْخَوَاتِمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَلَبِسُوهَا فَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِمَهُمْ  

nasai:5291Muḥammad b. Sulaymān Qirāʾah > Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd > Ibn Shihāb > Anas

He saw a ring of silver on the hand of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] one day, and the people made and wore similar rings. Then the Prophet [SAW] threw his ring away and the people threw their rings away too.  

النسائي:٥٢٩١أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قِرَاءَةً عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعُوهُ فَلَبِسُوهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ  

abudawud:4221Muḥammad b. Sulaymān Lūwayn > Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd > Ibn Shihāb > Anas b. Mālik

Ziyad b. Sa'd, Shu'aib and Ibn Musafir transmitted it from al-Zuhri. 'Ali said in their versions: "of silver".  

أبو داود:٤٢٢١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ لُوَيْنٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ فَلَبِسُوا وَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ زِيَادُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَابْنُ مُسَافِرٍ كُلُّهُمْ قَالَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ
ahmad:13330Hāshim > Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd > al-Zuhrī > Anas b. Mālik

I saw one day on the finger of Messenger of Allah (may peace be Upon him) a silver ring; so the people also got silver rings made and wore them Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ discarded his ring, and the people also discarded their rings. (Using translation from Muslim 2093a)   

أحمد:١٣٣٣٠حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ الْخَوَاتِيمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَلَبِسُوهَا فَطَرَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَهُمْ  

ahmad:13352Bishr b. Shuʿayb b. Abū Ḥamzah from my father > Muḥammad / al-Zuhrī > Anas b. Mālik

Anas b. Malik reported that one day he saw on the finger of Messenger of Allah ﷺ a silver ring, and the people also made silver rings and put them on. Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ threw his ring away, and so the people also threw away their rings. (Using translation from Muslim 2093b)   

أحمد:١٣٣٥٢حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي الزُّهْرِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي أُصْبُعِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ اضْطَرَبُوا خَوَاتِمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَلَبِسُوهَا فَطَرَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَهُمْ  

ahmad:13141Rawḥ > Ibn Jurayj And ʿAbd Allāh b. al-Ḥārith > Ibn Jurayj > Ziyād / Ibn Saʿd > Ibn Shihāb > Anas b. Mālik

Anas b. Malik reported that one day he saw on the finger of Messenger of Allah ﷺ a silver ring, and the people also made silver rings and put them on. Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ threw his ring away, and so the people also threw away their rings. (Using translation from Muslim 2093b)  

أحمد:١٣١٤١حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي زِيَادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ

أخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ اضْطَرَبُوا الْخَوَاتِيمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ وَلَبِسُوهَا فَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَهُمْ  

ahmad:12631Abū Kāmil > Ibrāhīm / Ibn Saʿd > Ibn Shihāb > Anas b. Mālik

I saw one day on the finger of Messenger of Allah (may peace be Upon him) a silver ring; so the people also got silver rings made and wore them Then Allah's Apostle ﷺ discarded his ring, and the people also discarded their rings. (Using translation from Muslim 2093a)   

أحمد:١٢٦٣١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا مِنْوَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ قَالَ فَطَرَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمَهُ وَطَرَحَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِيمَهُمْ