Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 36

كِتَاب الْخَاتَمِ

Signet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)

26 hadith · 8 chapters

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Chapters in this book

1باب مَا جَاءَ فِي اتِّخَاذِ الْخَاتَمِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Using A Ring.2باب مَا جَاءَ فِي تَرْكِ الْخَاتَمِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Not Using A Ring.3باب مَا جَاءَ فِي خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِChapter: What Has Been Reported About The Gold Ring.4باب مَا جَاءَ فِي خَاتَمِ الْحَدِيدِChapter: Iron Rings.5باب مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّخَتُّمِ فِي الْيَمِينِ أَوِ الْيَسَارِChapter: What Has Been Related About Wearing A Ring On The Right Hand Or Left.6باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْجَلاَجِلِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Anklets.7باب مَا جَاءَ فِي رَبْطِ الأَسْنَانِ بِالذَّهَبِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Bracing Teeth With Gold.8باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الذَّهَبِ لِلنِّسَاءِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Gold For Women.

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 4214أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْأَعَاجِمِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلَّا بِخَاتَمٍ ، فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمNarrated Anas bin Malik: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to write to some persian rulers. He was told that they would not read a letter without a seal in the form of a silver ring on which he engraved "Muhammad the Messe5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4215حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ عِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ زَادَ فَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ وَفِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَتَّى قُبِضَThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas through a different chain of narrators. This version as transmitted by 'Isa bin Yunus adds: It remained in his hand until he died, in the hand of Abu Bakr u5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4216كَانَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فَصُّهُ حَبَشِيٌّNarrated Anas: The signet-ring of the Prophet ﷺ was of silver with an Abyssinian stone.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4217كَانَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ كُلُّهُ فَصُّهُ مِنْهُNarrated Anas: The signet-ring of the Prophet ﷺ was all of silver as was also its stone.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4218اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ، وَجَعَلَ فَصَّهُ مِمَّا يَلِي بَطْنَ كَفِّهِ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، فَاتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ خَوَاتِمَ الذَّهَبِ فَلَمَّا رNarrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took a signet-ring of gold, and put the stone next the palm of his hand. He engraved on it "Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah". The people then took signet-rings of gold. When h5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4219حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar through a different chain of narrators from the Prophet ﷺ. This version adds: He engraved on it "Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. " and said: "No one m5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4220حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بِنِ فَارِسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar through different chain of narrators from the Prophet ﷺ. This version adds: They searched for it but could not find it. Uthman then fashioned a signet-r5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4221رَأَى فِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا ، فَصَنَعَ النَّاسُ ، فَلَبِسُوا وَطَرَحَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَطَرَحَ النَّاسُAnas bin Malik said that he saw a silver signet-ring on the hand of the Prophet ﷺ only for a day. The people then fashioned and wore (rings). The Prophet ﷺ then threw it away and the people also threw (them. ) Abu Dawud 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4222كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَكْرَهُ عَشْرَ خِلَالٍ الصُّفْرَةَ يَعْنِي الْخَلُوقَ ، وَتَغْيِيرَ الشَّيْبِ وَجَرَّ الْإِزَارِ وَالتَّخَتُّمَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالتَّبَرُّجَ بِالزِّينَةِ لِغَيْرِ مَNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Prophet of Allah ﷺ disliked ten things: Yellow colouring, meaning khaluq, dyeing grey hair, trailing the lower garment, wearing a gold signet-ring, a woman decking herself before people w6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4223أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ شَبَهٍ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : مَا لِي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ الْأَصْنَامِ ، فَطَرَحَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ وَعَلَيْهِ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ، فNarrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and he was wearing a signet-ring of yellow copper. He said to him: How is it that I notice the odour of idols in you? So he threw it away, and came wearing an i6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4224كَانَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ مَلْوِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ فِضَّةٌ ، قَالَ : فَرُبَّمَا كَانَ فِي يَدِهِ ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ الْمُعَيْقِيبُ عَلَى خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وIyas bin al-Harith bin al-Muaiqib quoting his grandfather said and his grandfather from his mother's side was Abu Dhubab: The signet-ring of the Prophet ﷺ was of iron polished with silver. Sometimes it remained in my pos7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4225قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي وَاذْكُرْ بِالْهِدَايَةِ هِدَايَةَ الطَّرِيقِ وَاذْكُرْ بِالسَّدَادِ تَسْدِيدَكَ السَّهْمَ ، قَالَ : وَنَهَانِي أَنْ أَضَعَ الْخَاتَمَ فِي هَذِهِ أَوْ فِي هَذِهِ لِلسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْNarrated Ali: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: Say: O Allah, guide me, and set me right. Remember by guidance (hidayah) the showing of the straight path, and remember by setting right (sadad) the setting right of an 5 narrators