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Sunan an-Nasai 5217 (Book 48, Hadith 178) #19749
The Significance of the Silver Ring of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) wore a gold ring for three days, then threw it away and ordered a silver ring with the words "Muhammad Rasul Allah" engraved on it. This ring was passed down from the Prophet to Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman until it was lost in a well belonging to Uthman.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that: The Messenger of Allah SAW wore a ring of gold for three days, and when his Companions saw it, gold rings became popular. Then he threw it away and we did not realize what he had done. Then he ordered that a ring of silver be made, and that (the words): "Muhammad Rasul Allah" be engraved on it. It remained on the hand of the Messenger of Allah SAW until he died, then on the hand of Abu Bakr until he died, then on the hand of 'Umar until he died. Then (it remained) on the hand of 'Uthman for the first six years of his duties, but when he had to write many letters, he gave it to a man from among Ansar who used to seal letters with it. Then the Ansari went out to a well belonging to 'Uthman and the ring fell. They looked for it but could not find it. He ordered that a similar ring be made and engraved (the words): "Muhammad Rasul Allah" on it.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَبِسَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَشَتْ خَوَاتِيمُ الذَّهَبِ فَرَمَى بِهِ فَلاَ نَدْرِي مَا فَعَلَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِخَاتَمٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُنْقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَفِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَفِي يَدِ عُمَرَ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَفِي يَدِ عُثْمَانَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْكُتُبُ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَكَانَ يَخْتِمُ بِهِ فَخَرَجَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَى قَلِيبٍ لِعُثْمَانَ فَسَقَطَ فَالْتُمِسَ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ فَأَمَرَ بِخَاتَمٍ مِثْلِهِ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
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ring  *  engraved  *  fadhiy  *  muafr  *  allh  *  bakar  *  umar  *  uamn  *  allah  *  bakr  *  uthman

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow God's commands faithfully & wear symbols reminding you about your faith & connection with Him even if you cannot pray/read Quran regularly due too other commitments/obligations etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about an important event in Islamic history. It is narrated that when the Prophet Muhammad SAW wore a gold ring for three days, his companions saw it and started wearing gold rings as well. However, he then threw away this gold ring and ordered that a silver one be made with “Muhammad Rasul Allah” engraved on it. This silver ring remained on his hand until he died, after which it was passed down to Abu Bakr, then 'Umar and finally 'Uthman who kept wearing this special silver ring for six years before giving it to an Ansari man who used to seal letters with it. Unfortunately, this man went out to a well belonging to 'Uthman where he lost the precious silver ring while looking for water in the well. After searching for some time they were unable to find this special silver ring so they made another one similar but with “Muhammad Rasul Allah” engraved on its surface once again as before. This hadith teaches us about how important symbols can be in our lives; symbols such as rings can remind us of our faith and help keep us connected with God even when we are not able to pray or read Quran regularly due to other commitments or obligations we may have at any given time.

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