Respect religious practices , Ensure authenticity before implementing any practice , Follow only after proper knowledge or understanding .

This hadith is about the importance of not imitating the Prophet Muhammad's actions. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said that the Messenger of Allah took a gold ring and put it on. Seeing this action, many people started to wear gold rings too. The Messenger of Allah then said that he used to wear this ring but will never do so again and threw it away as an example for others not to imitate him in this matter. This hadith teaches us that we should not imitate or follow any action taken by the prophet without proper knowledge or understanding as some things may be specific to him only and may not be applicable for us in general. We should also take care while following any religious practice as we must ensure its authenticity before implementing it in our lives.