"A man came from Al-Bahrain to the Prophet [SAW] and greeted him with Salam, but he did not return his greeting. He was wearing a gold ring on his hand, and was wearing a silken Jubbah. He took them off, then he greeted him with Salam, and he returned his greeting. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I came to you just now, and you turned away from me.' He said: 'You had a coal of fire on your hand.' He said: 'Then I have brought many coals.' He said: 'What you have brought with you is no better for us than the stones of Al-Harrah, but it is a temporary convenience of this world.' He said: 'What should I use for a ring?' He said: 'A ring of iron or silver or brass.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5206)  

أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَجْبَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ فَأَلْقَاهُمَا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَيْتُكَ آنِفًا فَأَعْرَضْتَ عَنِّي قَالَ «إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي يَدِكَ جَمْرَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ» قَالَ لَقَدْ جِئْتُ إِذًا بِجَمْرٍ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ لَيْسَ بِأَجْزَأَ عَنْكَ مِنْ حِجَارَةِ الْحَرَّةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا» قَالَ فَمَاذَا أَتَخَتَّمُ؟ قَالَ «حَلْقَةٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ أَوْ صُفْرٍ»  

Abu Sa'id said, "A man came from al-Bahrayn to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and greeted him, but the Prophet did not answer him. The man was wearing a gold ring and a silk robe. The man went away in sorrow. He complained to his wife and she said, 'Perhaps the Messenger of Allah objects to your robe and your ring. Throw them away and then go back.; he did that and then the Prophet returned his greeting. he said, 'I came to you yesterday and you turned away from me.' He said, 'You had a coal of the Fire on your hand.' He said, 'I came then with any coals.' He said, 'As for what you brought, there is no one who is free from dependence on these stones. But it is the enjoyment of the life of this world.' He said, 'What should I make a ring from?' 'From silver, brass, or iron,' he replied.  

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ وَفِي يَدِهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَعَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ حَرِيرٍ فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ مَحْزُونًا فَشَكَا إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ لَعَلَّ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَجِبَّتَكَ وَخَاتَمَكَ فَأَلْقِهِمَا ثُمَّ عُدْ فَفَعَلَ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ فَقَالَ جِئْتُكَ آنِفًا فَأَعْرَضْتَ عَنِّي؟ قَالَ كَانَ فِي يَدِكَ جَمْرٌ مِنْ نَارٍ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ جِئْتُ إِذًا بِجَمْرٍ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ إِنَّ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ لَيْسَ بِأَجْزَأَ عَنَّا مِنْ حِجَارَةِ الْحَرَّةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَبِمَاذَا أَتَخَتَّمُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ بِحَلْقَةٍ مِنْ وَرِقٍ أَوْ صُفْرٍ أَوْ حَدِيدٍ